[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TROPICAL STORM COLIN LOCAL STATEMENT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 6A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  AL032016
902 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2016

THIS PRODUCT COVERS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA

**FLOODING RAINFALL POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT**

NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - NONE

* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
      BRYAN...CHATHAM...LIBERTY...MCINTOSH...BERKELEY...
      JASPER...BEAUFORT...COLLETON...CHARLESTON

* STORM INFORMATION:
    - ABOUT 370 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON SC OR ABOUT 290 MILES
      SOUTHWEST OF SAVANNAH GA
    - 29.3N 84.7W
    - STORM INTENSITY 50 MPH
    - MOVEMENT NORTHEAST OR 40 DEGREES AT 23 MPH

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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TROPICAL STORM COLIN LOCATED NEAR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA IS MOVING
QUICKLY NORTHEAST AND WILL PASS CLOSE TO THE GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA
COASTS LATER TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

THE PRIMARY THREAT ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
WILL BE FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN LOW-LYING AREAS NEAR THE COAST AROUND
THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE LATER THIS EVENING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FOR ALL AREAS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
COASTAL COUNTIES. THIS HEAVY RAINFALL COULD ALSO LEAD TO RIVER FLOODING AS
EARLY AS MID WEEK.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN SQUALLS AND ACROSS
COASTAL PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA INTO
TUESDAY MORNING.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT...MAINLY NEAR THE COAST.

AT THE BEACHES...EXPECT DANGEROUS...LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS IN
THE SURF ZONE...INCLUDING RIP CURRENTS AND BEACH EROSION...THROUGH
TUESDAY.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* FLOODING RAIN:
PROTECT AGAINST DANGEROUS RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA. POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:
    - MODERATE RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT SOME EVACUATIONS AND
      RESCUES.
    - RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY QUICKLY BECOME SWOLLEN WITH SWIFTER
      CURRENTS AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A FEW PLACES, ESPECIALLY
      IN NORMALLY VULNERABLE SPOTS. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, CANALS,
      AND DITCHES OVERFLOW.
    - FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER SOME STRUCTURES OR WEAKEN FOUNDATIONS.
      SEVERAL PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE EXPANDED AREAS OF RAPID
      INUNDATION AT UNDERPASSES, LOW-LYING SPOTS, AND POOR DRAINAGE
      AREAS. SOME STREETS AND PARKING LOTS TAKE ON MOVING WATER AS
      STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION PONDS OVERFLOW. DRIVING CONDITIONS
      BECOME HAZARDOUS. SOME ROAD AND BRIDGE CLOSURES.

PROTECT AGAINST LOCALLY HAZARDOUS RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS INLAND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

* SURGE:
PROTECT AGAINST LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SURGE HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED
IMPACTS ACROSS LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...ESPECIALLY IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON. POTENTIAL
IMPACTS IN THIS AREA INCLUDE:
    - LOCALIZED INUNDATION OF SALTWATER MAINLY ALONG IMMEDIATE
      SHORELINES AND IN LOW-LYING SPOTS FARTHER INLAND NEAR RIVERS
      AND CREEKS.
    - SECTIONS OF NEAR-SHORE ROADS AND PARKING LOTS BECOME OVERSPREAD
      WITH SURGE WATER. DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS IN PLACES WHERE
      SURGE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
    - MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION. HEAVY SURF POSSIBLY BREACHING
      DUNES, MAINLY IN NORMALLY VULNERABLE LOCATIONS. STRONG RIP
      CURRENTS.
    - MINOR TO LOCALLY MODERATE DAMAGE 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.

* WIND:
PROTECT AGAINST HAZARDOUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS
MAINLY COASTAL PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:
    - DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, SHEDS, AND UNANCHORED
      MOBILE HOMES. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS BLOWN ABOUT.
    - MANY LARGE TREE LIMBS BROKEN OFF. A FEW TREES SNAPPED OR
      UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES ARE
      SHALLOW ROOTED. SOME FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.
    - SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE DUE TO DEBRIS, PARTICULARLY WITHIN URBAN
      OR HEAVILY WOODED LOCATIONS. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON
      BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
      PROFILE VEHICLES.
    - ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.

* TORNADOES:
PROTECT AGAINST A TORNADO EVENT HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS
ACROSS MAINLY COASTAL PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA. POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:
    - ISOLATED TORNADOES CAN HINDER THE EXECUTION OF EMERGENCY PLANS.
    - ISOLATED LOCATIONS COULD EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE, ALONG WITH
      POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS DISRUPTIONS.
    - IN ISOLATED LOCATIONS, TORNADOES COULD DAMAGE TREES, VEHICLES,
      BOATS AND BUILDINGS, ESPECIALLY MOBILE HOMES AND AND OTHER
      POORLY CONSTRUCTED STRUCTURES.

* OTHER COASTAL HAZARDS:
ON AREA BEACHES...AN ELEVATED RISK FOR LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS...
HIGH SURF AND BEACH EROSION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. BE READY TO ADAPT TO 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 12 AM EDT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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