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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ANDREA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
808 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

...ANDREA INLAND OVER NORTHERN FLORIDA SPREADING HEAVY RAINS INTO
THE LOCAL AREA...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION AND PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS.

.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...
INLAND LIBERTY...COASTAL LIBERTY...INLAND MCINTOSH...COASTAL
MCINTOSH...INLAND BERKELEY...INLAND JASPER...BEAUFORT...COASTAL
COLLETON...CHARLESTON...COASTAL JASPER AND TIDAL BERKELEY.

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

ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JENKINS...SCREVEN...CANDLER...
BULLOCH...EFFINGHAM...TATTNALL...EVANS...LONG...ALLENDALE...
HAMPTON...INLAND COLLETON AND DORCHESTER...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM
RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.8N...LONGITUDE 83.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 270 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 190 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS NE OR 40 DEGREES AT 15 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK.
THE MAIN CONCERN WITH ANDREA AS IT APPROACHES THE REGION CONTINUES
TO BE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE FLOODING.
ALSO...SOUTH CAROLINA COASTAL AREAS COULD SEE AN ENHANCED COASTAL
FLOODING THREAT NEAR THE HIGH TIDE FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION
THERE IS A RISK FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES THROUGH TONIGHT OR INTO
EARLY FRIDAY...WITH THE HIGHEST PROBABILITIES NEAR AND ALONG THE
COAST. IN REGARDS TO WINDS...THE BEST CHANCES FOR SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE COASTAL COUNTIES AND
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...INCLUDING CHARLESTON HARBOR.
HOWEVER...ANY RAIN BANDS CAN PRODUCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 OR
50 MPH. ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS WILL ALSO BE A THREAT OVER THE
MARINE AREAS TONIGHT OR INTO EARLY FRIDAY.

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

PLEASE REFER TO THE PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT ISSUED AT 624 PM
WEDNESDAY JUNE 5 FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON.
OR YOU CAN CONTACT YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 12 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

AMZ330-350-352-354-374-070400-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
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-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
808 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

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

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

PLEASE REFER TO THE PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT ISSUED AT 624 PM
WEDNESDAY JUNE 5 FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ANDREA APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING ACROSS THE GEORGIA
COASTAL WATERS AND AFTER MIDNIGHT ON THE SOUTH CAROLINA COASTAL
WATERS. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 KNOTS
RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 45 OR 50 KNOTS. SEAS WILL REACH AS HIGH AS
8-10 FEET WITHIN 20 NM OF THE COAST...AND 10-13 FEET ACROSS THE
OUTER GEORGIA WATERS. WAVES IN CHARLESTON HARBOR WILL BE AS HIGH
AS 3 FEET.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
THERE IS A RISK FOR WATERSPOUTS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS
TONIGHT...POSSIBLY LINGERING INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

$$

GAZ116>119-138>141-SCZ045-047>052-070400-
/O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-
INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-
CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY-
808 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

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

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

PLEASE REFER TO THE PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT ISSUED AT 624 PM
WEDNESDAY JUNE 5 FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON.
OR YOU CAN CONTACT YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

...WINDS...
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE AT AND ALONG THE COAST...AND ACROSS
AREA BRIDGES. MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES.
ISOLATED SMALL TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED. ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THE IMPACTS FROM STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE WILL BE VERY MINIMAL.
HOWEVER...MINOR SALTWATER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE SOUTH
CAROLINA COAST...MAINLY NEAR THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE FRIDAY MORNING.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO
ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL LIKELY
RESULT IN FLOODING OF LOW LYING...POORLY DRAINED AREAS...ROADS AND
PARKING LOTS. ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE.

...TORNADOES...
AS ANDREA CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARD THE AREA...CONDITIONS
WILL BECOME FAVORABLE FOR ISOLATED TO PERHAPS SCATTERED TORNADOES
TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY. THE GREATEST RISK WILL BE NEAR AND
ALONG THE COAST...ESPECIALLY EAST OF ROUTE 17.

$$

GAZ087-088-099>101-114-115-137-SCZ040-042>044-070400-
/O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-LONG-
ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-
808 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

...HEAVY RAINFALL WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES CONTINUE TO BE THE MAIN
HAZARDS EXPECTED FROM TROPICAL STORM ANDREA...

...WINDS...
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO 35 MPH. ISOLATED SMALL TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED.
ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO
ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS TODAY THROUGH
EARLY FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL
LIKELY RESULT IN AT LEAST MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING...POORLY
DRAINED AREAS.

...TORNADOES...
AS ANDREA CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARD THE AREA...CONDITIONS
MAY BECOME MORE FAVORABLE FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY
ALONG AND EAST OF I-95.

$$







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