[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
950 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...HANNAH CONTINUES MOVING NORTHWARD OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST...
.AT 800 PM EDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.3 WEST OR ABOUT
100 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA AND ABOUT
200 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.
HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 20 MPH...32 KM/HR. THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH A TURN TOWARD
THE NORTHEAST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ON SATURDAY. ON
THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA SHOULD CROSS THE
SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF THE UNITED STATES TONIGHT OR EARLY
SATURDAY...THEN MOVE ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST LATER SATURDAY
AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. ALTHOUGH NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS
FORECAST BEFORE LANDFALL...IT WOULD ONLY TAKE A SMALL INCREASE IN
WIND SPEED FOR HANNA TO BECOME A HURRICANE. WEAKENING IS
EXPECTED AFTER LANDFALL.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 290 MILES...
465 KM FROM THE CENTER.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER WAS 981 MB...28.97 INCHES.
SCZ050-070200-
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CHARLESTON-
950 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
WINDS AND RAINFALL UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE
AREAS...
CHARLESTON.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH...TORNADO WATCH...
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDES WILL AVERAGE AS MUCH AS 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED
LEVELS THIS EVENING OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CHARLESTON COUNTY.
THIS INCLUDES SUCH LOCATIONS AS MCCLELLANVILLE...SOUTH SANTEE AND
BULLS BAY. THESE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS COULD PRODUCE AT LEAST
MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND MODERATE BEACH EROSION AROUND THE TIMES
OF HIGH TIDE. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN CHARLESTON HARBOR WILL OCCUR
AT 1242 AM EDT SATURDAY. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE AT THE GEORGETOWN
LIGHTHOUSE IS AT 108 AM EDT SATURDAY.
...WINDS...
NORTH WINDS COULD REACH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH THROUGH
2 AM ALONG NORTHEAST COASTAL SECTIONS...WITH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH ELSEWHERE. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT NORTHWEST AND
GRADUALLY DIMINISHING BY SATURDAY MORNING.
...INLAND FLOODING...
TROPICAL STORM HANNA WILL BE MOVING STEADILY NORTHWARD AS IT
PASSES JUST EAST OF SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO
4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS MUCH RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE AT
LEAST MINOR FLOODING. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT.
...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A RISK OF TORNADOES THROUGH TONIGHT...AND A TORNADO WATCH
IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 5 AM SATURDAY.
...ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...
THE CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAS CANCELED ALL FLIGHTS
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THE PORT OF CHARLESTON IS CLOSED TO ALL
TRAFFIC.
CHARLESTON COUNTY HAS ISSUED A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION ORDER AND HAS
ANNOUNCED THAT SHELTERS ARE OPEN. THE VOLUNTARY EVACUATION IS FOR
ALL PERSONS LIVING EAST OF HIGHWAY 17 IN VULNERABLE OR LOW LYING
AREAS...AND ANYONE WHO LIVES IN A MOBILE HOME ANYWHERE IN
CHARLESTON COUNTY.
THE FOLLOWING SHELTERS ARE OPEN...
STALL HIGH SCHOOL...
MIDLAND PARK ELEMENTARY...
MORNINGSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL...
ALICE BIRNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL /SPECIAL NEEDS SHELTER/.
NORTH CHARLESTON COLISEUM /PET SHELTER/.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE CALL THE CHARLESTON COUNTY
CITIZEN INFORMATION LINE AT...843-202-7100. THE SPANISH
SPEAKING INFORMATION HOT LINE IS AT...843-202-7191.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 1 AM 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.
$$
AMZ330-350-070200-
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CHARLESTON HARBOR-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
950 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED WINDS.
...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...
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA...
TORNADO WATCH...
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY THIS EVENING...
INCREASING FROM THE NORTH TO BETWEEN 45 TO 55 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 60 KNOTS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AND 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 KNOTS IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR. IF HANNA
STRENGTHENS ANY MORE THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST...THEN HURRICANE
CONDITIONS WOULD BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING INTO THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS SATURDAY OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. WINDS WILL BECOME
NORTHWEST AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE
SATURDAY MORNING.
...MARINE IMPACTS...
DANGEROUS SEAS OF 12 TO 15 FEET ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITHIN 20 NM
OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST THROUGH TONIGHT. IN CHARLESTON
HARBOR...WAVES OF 4 TO 5 FEET ARE LIKELY TONIGHT.
...TORNADOES...
A POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR WATERSPOUTS AS HANNA MOVES INTO THE
AREA. THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS IS USUALLY HIGHEST
TO THE NORTHEAST AND EAST OF THE STORM CENTER. A TORNADO WATCH IS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM.
...ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...
THE PORT OF CHARLESTON IS CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 1 AM 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.
$$
AMZ374-070200-
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WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
950 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
WINDS UPDATED.
...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...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHWEST BETWEEN 35
TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 KNOTS THIS
EVENING...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE LATE
TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
...MARINE IMPACTS...
DANGEROUS SEAS OF 14 TO 17 FEET ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 1 AM 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-
950 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
SATURDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
WINDS AND RAINFALL UPDATED.
...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...
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH...TORNADO WATCH...
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THROUGH 2 AM ...TIDES WILL REACH AS MUCH AS 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE
EXPECTED LEVELS. THESE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS COULD PRODUCE MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE IN THE VICINITY OF
DANIEL ISLAND...AND ON PARTS OF THE COOPER AND WANDO RIVERS. HIGH
TIDE IN CHARLESTON HARBOR WILL OCCUR AT 1242 AM EDT SATURDAY.
...WINDS...
NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL SHIFT
NORTHWEST BY MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL THEN BECOME WEST AND DIMINISH TO
15 TO 25 MPH BY SATURDAY MORNING.
ACROSS LAKE MOULTRIE...NORTH WINDS WILL REACH 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH
GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS THROUGH 2 AM...THEN SHIFT NORTHWEST LATE
TONIGHT...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING SATURDAY MORNING. WAVES WILL REACH
AS HIGH AS 2 TO 4 FEET.
...INLAND FLOODING...
TROPICAL STORM HANNA WILL BE MOVING STEADILY NORTHWARD AS IT
PASSES JUST EAST OF SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO
3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS MUCH RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE AT
LEAST MINOR FLOODING. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT.
...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A RISK OF ISOLATED TORNADOES TONIGHT...AND A TORNADO
WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 5 AM SATURDAY.
...ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...
BERKELEY COUNTY HAS OPENED THE FOLLOWING SHELTERS...
BERKELEY HIGH SCHOOL...
CAINHOY ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL...
BERKELEY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL /SPECIAL NEEDS SHELTER/.
DORCHESTER COUNTY HAS OPENED THE FOLLOWING SHELTERS...
FORT DORCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL...
HARLEYVILLE-RIDGEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL...
SUMMERVILLE SENIOR CENTER /SPECIAL NEEDS SHELTER/.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 1 AM 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-INLAND COLLETON-
950 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
WINDS UPDATED...AND THE TORNADO WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE
AREAS...
BEAUFORT...COASTAL COLLETON...INLAND COLLETON.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH...
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDES WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS THIS
EVENING...DROPPING TO AROUND 1 FOOT AFTER MIDNIGHT. THESE ELEVATED WATER
LEVELS COULD PRODUCE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIMES OF
HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE ON THE BEAUFORT RIVER NEAR BEAUFORT WILL
OCCUR AT 212 AM EDT SATURDAY.
...WINDS...
NORTHWEST WINDS COULD REACH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AT
THE COAST THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL THEN BECOME WEST AND DIMINISH
TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY SATURDAY MORNING.
...INLAND FLOODING...
AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 2 AM IN
THE HEAVIEST RAIN BANDS. THIS RAINFALL COULD CAUSE SOME MINOR
FLOODING...MAINLY IN AREAS WITH POOR DRAINAGE. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN
EFFECT.
...TORNADOES...
THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES HAS MOVED TO THE NORTHEAST OUT OF THE
AREA. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN DROPPED.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 1 AM 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.
$$
AMZ352-354-070200-
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WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT
20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
950 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
WINDS UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE
AREAS...
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM...WATERS
FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING
GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHWEST BETWEEN 30
TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 KNOTS THROUGH 2 AM...BECOMING
WEST AND GRADUALLY DIMINISHING BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE BY
SATURDAY MORNING.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 1 AM OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.
$$
GAZ116>119-138>141-SCZ047-051-070200-
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COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL JASPER-COASTAL LIBERTY-
COASTAL MCINTOSH-INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-INLAND JASPER-
INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-
950 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
WINDS AND RAINFALL UPDATED.
...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 JASPER...COASTAL
LIBERTY...COASTAL MCINTOSH...INLAND BRYAN...INLAND CHATHAM...
INLAND JASPER...INLAND LIBERTY...INLAND MCINTOSH.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDES WILL AVERAGE ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS OVERNIGHT. HIGH
TIDE AT THE SAVANNAH RIVER ENTRANCE WILL OCCUR AT 103 AM SATURDAY.
...WINDS...
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AT THE
COAST THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT WEST AND DIMINISH
TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY SATURDAY MORNING.
...INLAND FLOODING...
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS MOVED NORTHEAST OF THE AREA AND THE THREAT FOR
ANY FLOODING HAS ENDED.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 1 AM 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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