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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM BERYL LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
237 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

...BERYL INLAND NEAR JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA...

.NEW INFORMATION...
CANCEL TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR COASTAL WATERS OFF OF CHARLESTON
COUNTY. REMOVED MENTION OF TIDAL AND INLAND BERKELEY. STORM
UPDATE.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
INLAND BRYAN...COASTAL BRYAN...INLAND CHATHAM...COASTAL CHATHAM...
LONG...INLAND LIBERTY...COASTAL LIBERTY...INLAND MCINTOSH...
COASTAL MCINTOSH...INLAND JASPER...BEAUFORT...COASTAL COLLETON
AND COASTAL JASPER.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY
FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERYL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.3N...LONGITUDE 81.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 190 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 130 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS W OR 275 DEGREES
AT 8 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 65 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM BERYL HAS MADE LANDFALL. GRADUAL WEAKENING OF THE
SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN DECEASING IMPACTS TODAY.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT
VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY
LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS
INJURY.

HAVE A WELL-CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK
COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO
THE FORECAST.

FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT...
AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO
MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY
DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS...
AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 6 AM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

SCZ050-290645-
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CHARLESTON-
237 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY...

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES TODAY.

$$

SCZ047>049-051-290645-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-
237 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED IN RAIN BANDS...MAINLY NEAR THE COAST. A FEW DOWNED
TREES AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE... MAINLY
NEAR THE COAST. IMPROVING CONDITIONS WILL COMMENCE BY OR SHORTLY
AFTER DAYBREAK.

...INLAND FLOODING...
SEVERAL RAIN BANDS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE
THROUGH THE AREA TODAY. MORE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE
TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. TOTAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 3 TO 5 INCHES
THROUGH TUESDAY COULD RESULT IN SOME MINOR FLOODING OF LOW
LYING...POORLY DRAINED AREAS.

...TORNADOES...
A SMALL THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
DAYBREAK.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS TODAY. ELEVATED SURF IS
EXPECTED THIS MORNING. THERE WILL ALSO BE A THREAT FOR SOME BEACH
EROSION MAINLY THIS MORNING.

$$

GAZ116>119-137>141-290645-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG-
INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
237 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS...
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
DAYBREAK. WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY IN AND NEAR RAIN
BANDS MAINLY NEAR THE COAST. SOME DOWNED TREES ALONG WITH POWER
OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
UP TO 1 FOOT OF WATER ABOVE GROUND LEVEL WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING
HIGH TIDE EARLY THIS MORNING. SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION OF
STRUCTURES IS NOT EXPECTED.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST
INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR
LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

BANDS OF SHOWERS...SOME HEAVY...WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
AS BERYL STALLS TODAY AND THEN MOVES ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY AND
TUESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL RAINFALL OF UP TO 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN SOME MINOR FLOODING
OF LOW LYING...POORLY DRAINED AREAS.

...TORNADOES...
THERE WILL BE A THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES IN RAIN BANDS
THROUGH DAYBREAK.

...COASTAL HAZARDS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS TODAY. DANGEROUS SURF
CONDITIONS SHOULD PERSIST THIS MORNING. SOME BEACH EROSION IS
ALSO EXPECTED.

$$

AMZ352-290645-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
237 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY DAYBREAK. WIND
GUSTS OF UP TO 35 KNOTS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE IN RAIN BANDS
THROUGH DAYBREAK.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
DAYBREAK.

$$

AMZ354-374-290645-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT
20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
237 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS
45 TO 50 KNOTS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH TOWARDS DAYBREAK. SEAS FROM
16 TO 20 FEET BEYOND 20 NM OFFSHORE AND 10 TO 13 FEET CLOSER TO
THE COAST WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BY DAYBREAK.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
DAYBREAK.

$$

AMZ350-280745-
/O.CAN.KCHS.TR.W.1002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
237 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$

SCZ045-052-280745-
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INLAND BERKELEY-TIDAL BERKELEY-
237 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

...IMMEDIATE IMPACTS FROM BERYL HAVE ENDED...

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