[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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SUBTROPICAL STORM ANA LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  AL012015
1241 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2015

THIS PRODUCT COVERS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA

...SUBTROPICAL STORM ANA FORMS AND PROMPTS TROPICAL STORM WATCHES
FOR CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES...

NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR INLAND
      BERKELEY...CHARLESTON AND TIDAL BERKELEY

* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND
      BERKELEY...CHARLESTON AND TIDAL BERKELEY

* STORM INFORMATION:
    - ABOUT 160 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC
    - 31.5N 77.6W
    - STORM INTENSITY 45 MPH
    - MOVING NORTH OR 350 DEGREES AT 2 MPH

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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SUBTROPICAL STORM ANA WILL MOVE GRADUALLY NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
BEFORE WEAKENING TO A DEPRESSION AS IT MAKES LANDFALL ON SUNDAY.

THE MAIN IMPACT IS EXPECTED TO BE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST OF
CHARLESTON COUNTY...WHERE HIGH SEAS...SOME BEACH EROSION...AND
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET
WILL OCCUR ALONG THE CHARLESTON COUNTY BEACHES AND WILL RESULT IN
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. POCKETS OF BEACH EROSION ARE
ALSO LIKELY TO OCCUR... ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST AND NORTHEAST FACING
BEACHES. SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES
OF HIGH TIDE LATE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY EVENINGS IN CHARLESTON AND
BERKELEY COUNTIES...BUT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF STRUCTURES ALONG THE
COAST OR THE INLAND WATERWAYS IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

THE RISK FOR LONG-DURATION TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL GENERALLY
REMAIN CONFINED TO THE COASTAL WATERS OF CHARLESTON COUNTY. THE RISK
FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER LAND WILL MAINLY OCCUR FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY AFTERNOONS AS THE CENTER OF ANA GETS CLOSER TO THE
COAST. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING A FEW TREES
AND POWERLINES. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

FOR THE COASTLINE SOUTH OF EDISTO BEACH DOWN TO THE MOUTH OF THE
ALTAMAHA RIVER IN GEORGIA...THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A HIGH RISK OF
RIP CURRENTS THROUGH FRIDAY.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* WIND:
PREPARE FOR HAZARDOUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS
CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES. POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN THIS AREA INCLUDE:
    - MINOR DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, SHEDS, AND UNANCHORED
      MOBILE HOMES. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS BLOWN ABOUT.
    - SOME LARGE TREE LIMBS BROKEN OFF. A FEW TREES SNAPPED OR
      UPROOTED IN PLACES WHERE TREES ARE SHALLOW ROOTED. SOME FENCES AND
      ROADWAY SIGNS POSSIBLY BLOWN OVER.
    - A FEW ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM DEBRIS, PARTICULARLY WITHIN URBAN
      OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON
      BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS.
    - SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.

ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA,
LITTLE TO NO IMPACT IS ANTICIPATED.

* OTHER COASTAL HAZARDS:

HIGH SEAS...SOME BEACH EROSION...AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED ALONG THE CHARLESTON COUNTY COAST. BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO
6 FEET WILL OCCUR ALONG THE CHARLESTON COUNTY BEACHES AND WILL
RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. POCKETS OF BEACH
EROSION ARE ALSO LIKELY TO OCCUR... ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST AND
NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES.

* SURGE:
PREPARE FOR LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SURGE HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS
ACROSS CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES. POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN THIS AREA
INCLUDE:
    - LOCALIZED INUNDATION WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING MAINLY ALONG
      IMMEDIATE SHORELINES AND IN LOW-LYING SPOTS, OR IN AREAS
      FARTHER INLAND NEAR WHERE HIGHER SURGE WATERS MOVE ASHORE.
    - SECTIONS OF NEAR-SHORE ROADS AND PARKING LOTS BECOME OVERSPREAD
      WITH SURGE WATER. DRIVING CONDITIONS DANGEROUS IN PLACES WHERE
      SURGE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
    - MINOR DAMAGE POSSIBLE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, BOARDWALKS,
      AND PIERS. A FEW SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM MOORINGS.

ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA,
LITTLE TO NO IMPACT IS ANTICIPATED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
NOW IS THE TIME TO CHECK YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN AND TAKE NECESSARY
ACTIONS TO SECURE YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. DELIBERATE EFFORTS SHOULD BE
UNDERWAY TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. ENSURE THAT YOUR EMERGENCY
SUPPLIES KIT IS STOCKED AND READY.

WHEN MAKING SAFETY AND PREPAREDNESS DECISIONS, DO NOT FOCUS ON THE
EXACT FORECAST TRACK AS THERE ARE INHERENT FORECAST UNCERTAINTIES
WHICH MUST BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.

ALWAYS HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS
THAT ARE ISSUED. DO NOT NEEDLESSLY JEOPARDIZE YOUR LIFE OR THE LIVES
OF OTHERS.

WHEN SECURING YOUR PROPERTY, OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE CONDUCTED
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. THE ONSET OF
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN CAN CAUSE CERTAIN PREPAREDNESS
ACTIVITIES TO BECOME UNSAFE.

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

* ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
- FOR INFORMATION ON APPROPRIATE PREPARATIONS SEE READY.GOV
- FOR INFORMATION ON CREATING AN EMERGENCY PLAN SEE GETAGAMEPLAN.ORG
- FOR ADDITIONAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION SEE REDCROSS.ORG

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

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