[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
632 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2008
...WARNINGS ISSUED FOR HANNA...
.AT 5 PM EDT...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM THE
SAVANNAH RIVER NORTHWARD TO THE SOUTH SANTEE RIVER. AN INLAND
TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR BERKELEY AND
DORCHESTER COUNTIES. TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE ALSO BEEN ISSUED
FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA
SOUND GEORGIA NORTHWARD TO THE SOUTH SANTEE RIVER EXTENDING OUT TO
20 NAUTICAL MILES...INCLUDING CHARLESTON HARBOR. A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN
THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
AT 500 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 25.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 75.0 WEST OR ABOUT 155
MILES...EAST-NORTHEAST OF NASSAU AND ABOUT 585 MILES...SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA.
HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO
WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. A TURN TO THE NORTH IS
EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF
HANNA WILL PASS JUST EAST OF THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS THIS
EVENING...AND WILL BE NEAR THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED
STATES BY LATE FRIDAY. HOWEVER...RAINS AND WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH
HANNA WILL REACH THE COAST WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE CENTER.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. ONLY SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST PRIOR TO
LANDFALL...ALTHOUGH IT IS STILL POSSIBLE FOR HANNA TO BECOME A
HURRICANE.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 315
MILES...MAINLY TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT WAS 988 MB...29.18 INCHES.
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CHARLESTON-
632 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS
IN EFFECT.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
CHARLESTON.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...TIDES WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE
EXPECTED LEVELS. THESE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS COULD PRODUCE
SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH
TIDES IN CHARLESTON HARBOR ARE EXPECTED AT 1242 PM EDT FRIDAY AND
1242 AM EDT SATURDAY.
...WINDS...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH FRIDAY
MORNING SHOULD BECOME NORTH AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 55 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY EVENING...EXCEPT 40 TO
50 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH FOR NORTHEAST COASTAL
SECTIONS. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH
BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE OVERNIGHT FRIDAY. A PERIOD OF HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS REMAINS POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY
EVENING...WITH THE HIGHEST PROBABILITIES ACROSS FAR NORTHERN
COASTAL SECTIONS.
...INLAND FLOODING...
TROPICAL STORM HANNA WILL BE MOVING FAIRLY RAPIDLY AS IT PASSES BY
TO THE EAST OF SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THIS SHOULD LIMIT THE
AMOUNT OF RAINFALL THE AREA SEES IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE STORM. AT
THIS TIME...WE EXPECT RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES FRIDAY AND
FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. MINOR
FLOODING COULD OCCUR WITH THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS.
...TORNADOES...
NO SIGNIFICANT TORNADO THREAT IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
...RIP CURRENTS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON AREA BEACHES TONIGHT INTO
FRIDAY NIGHT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 930 PM EDT OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.
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BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-INLAND COLLETON-
INLAND JASPER-
632 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE
AREAS...
BEAUFORT...COASTAL COLLETON...COASTAL JASPER...INLAND
COLLETON...INLAND JASPER.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...TIDES WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE
EXPECTED LEVELS. THESE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS COULD PRODUCE SHALLOW
COASTAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDES ON THE
BEAUFORT RIVER NEAR BEAUFORT ARE EXPECTED AT 201 PM EDT FRIDAY AND
212 AM EDT SATURDAY.
...WINDS...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH FRIDAY
MORNING SHOULD BECOME NORTH AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 50 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL
BECOME NORTHWEST AND DIMINISH BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE OVERNIGHT
FRIDAY.
...INLAND FLOODING...
TROPICAL STORM HANNA WILL BE MOVING FAIRLY RAPIDLY AS IT PASSES BY
TO THE EAST OF SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THIS SHOULD LIMIT THE
AMOUNT OF RAINFALL THE AREA SEES IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE STORM. AT
THIS TIME...WE EXPECT RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES FRIDAY AND
FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. MINOR FLOODING
COULD OCCUR WITH THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS IF IT OCCURS IN A
RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
...TORNADOES...
NO SIGNIFICANT TORNADO THREAT IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
...RIP CURRENTS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON AREA BEACHES TONIGHT INTO
FRIDAY NIGHT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 930 PM EDT OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.
$$
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BERKELEY-DORCHESTER-
632 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
SATURDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE
AREAS...
BERKELEY...DORCHESTER.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...TIDES WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE
EXPECTED LEVELS. THESE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS COULD PRODUCE
SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE IN THE
VICINITY OF DANIEL ISLAND. HIGH TIDES IN CHARLESTON HARBOR ARE
EXPECTED AT 1242 PM EDT FRIDAY AND 1242 AM EDT SATURDAY.
...WINDS...
NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST
AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE OVERNIGHT
FRIDAY.
...INLAND FLOODING...
TROPICAL STORM HANNA WILL BE MOVING FAIRLY RAPIDLY AS IT PASSES BY
TO THE EAST OF SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THIS SHOULD LIMIT THE
AMOUNT OF RAINFALL THE AREA SEES IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE STORM. AT
THIS TIME...WE EXPECT RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES FRIDAY AND
FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. MINOR
FLOODING COULD OCCUR WITH THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS.
...TORNADOES...
NO SIGNIFICANT TORNADO THREAT IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 930 PM EDT OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.
$$
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CHARLESTON HARBOR-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
632 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS
IN EFFECT.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE
AREAS...
CHARLESTON HARBOR...WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO
BEACH SC OUT 20 NM.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.
...WINDS...
NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE
FRIDAY MORNING...AVERAGING 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS.
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY
EVENING...WITH NORTH WINDS AVERAGING BETWEEN 35 AND 45 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS. HURRICANE CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR LATE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST
AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE AFTER MIDNIGHT
FRIDAY.
...MARINE IMPACTS...
OUTSIDE OF CHARLESTON HARBOR...DANGEROUS SEAS OF 12 TO 16 FEET MAY
DEVELOP WITHIN 20 NM OF THE COAST FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. IN
CHARLESTON HARBOR...WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET MAY DEVELOP FRIDAY INTO
FRIDAY NIGHT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 930 PM EDT OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.
$$
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WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT
20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
632 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FOLLOWING MARINE AREAS...
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM...WATERS
FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING
GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.
...WINDS...
NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE
FRIDAY MORNING...AVERAGING 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME NORTH AND INCREASE TO BETWEEN 30 AND
40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST
AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE FRIDAY NIGHT.
...MARINE IMPACTS...
DANGEROUS SEAS OF 10 TO 14 FEET MAY DEVELOP ACROSS NEARSHORE
COASTAL WATERS WITHIN 20 NM OF THE COAST FRIDAY AND FRIDAY
EVENING.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 930 PM EDT OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.
$$
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WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
632 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
HANNA CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST U.S.
COAST. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION
LATE TONIGHT...AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A
HURRICANE WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE
AREAS...
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20
TO 60 NM.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.
...WINDS...
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT TO BETWEEN 25 TO 35
KNOTS...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY. NORTH WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 35 AND 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS BY
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE BELOW TROPICAL
STORM FORCE AS HANNA PULLS AWAY FROM THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT.
...MARINE IMPACTS...
SEAS WILL BUILD TONIGHT AND COULD REACH 8 TO 12 FEET BY DAYBREAK
FRIDAY. HANNA MAY PRODUCE DANGEROUS SEAS UP TO 22 FEET FRIDAY INTO
EARLY FRIDAY EVENING AS SHE MAKES HER CLOSEST APPROACH. SEAS WILL
THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT FRIDAY AND ON SATURDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 930 PM EDT OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.
$$
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COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-
632 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
HANNA CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST U.S.
COAST. A PERIOD OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
THE REGION FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY EVENING. A TROPICAL STORM
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE
AREAS...
COASTAL BRYAN...COASTAL CHATHAM...COASTAL LIBERTY...COASTAL
MCINTOSH...INLAND BRYAN...INLAND CHATHAM...INLAND LIBERTY...
INLAND MCINTOSH.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...TIDES WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE
EXPECTED LEVELS. THESE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS COULD BRIEFLY
PRODUCE SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH TIDE AT THE SAVANNAH RIVER IS EXPECTED AT
1252 PM EDT FRIDAY.
...WINDS...
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING...AND BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON NORTH WINDS MAY AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
45 MPH. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH FRIDAY
EVENING AND FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR
ACROSS COASTAL COMMUNITIES.
...INLAND FLOODING...
TROPICAL STORM HANNA WILL BE MOVING FAIRLY RAPIDLY AS IT PASSES BY
TO THE EAST OF SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THIS SHOULD LIMIT THE
AMOUNT OF RAINFALL THE AREA SEES IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE STORM. AT
THIS TIME...WE EXPECT RAINFALL TOTALS OF AROUND 1 INCH FRIDAY AND
FRIDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. MINOR
FLOODING ALTHOUGH POSSIBLE IF IT OCCURS IN A RELATIVELY SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
...RIP CURRENTS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON AREA BEACHES TONIGHT INTO
FRIDAY NIGHT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 930 PM EDT OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.
$$
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