[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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Thu Aug 21 14:11:25 CDT 2008
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM FAY INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
308 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008
...OUTER RAIN BANDS FROM FAY CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA...
.AT 200 PM EDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 81.0...OR ABOUT 182
MILES SOUTH OF SAVANNAH...AND 242 MILES SOUTH OF CHARLESTON.
FAY HAS BEGUN TO MOVE TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 2 MPH. THIS
GENERAL SLOW MOTION SHOULD CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
ON THIS TRACK...FAY IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN
FLORIDA PENINSULA TODAY...AND BE VERY NEAR THE GULF COAST OF THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE BY LATE FRIDAY OR EARLY SATURDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 60 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NO
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH AS THE CENTER MOVES INLAND LATER
TODAY. A GRADUAL WEAKENING SHOULD BEGIN AFTER FAY MOVES INLAND
OVER THE FLORIDA PENINSULA.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 993 MB...29.32 INCHES.
GAZ116>119-138>141-221915-
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INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-
INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
308 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM POSITION AND IMPACTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH...
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDES WERE CURRENTLY RUNNING 1.5 TO 2 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS.
TIDES OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER
INTO FRIDAY. THE HIGHEST STORM TIDES WILL LIKELY OCCUR ACROSS THE
COASTAL AREAS OF MCINTOSH AND LIBERTY COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY AROUND
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH THE NEXT HIGH TIDE.
GENERALLY MODERATE BEACH EROSION WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
LATER TONIGHT AROUND OF THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. SOME BEACH EROSION
HAS ALREADY BEEN OBSERVED AT TYBEE ISLAND...NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE
SAVANNAH RIVER. NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES WILL HAVE THE HIGHEST
RISK FOR MAJOR BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING.
...WINDS...
NEAR THE COAST...WINDS WERE AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45
MPH WITHIN SQUALLS. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH
THE REST OF TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE WEAKER
INLAND AWAY FROM THE COAST...WINDS WERE 15 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF
30 TO 40 MPH WITHIN SQUALLS.
LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS REPORTED THAT MANY SMALL TREES AND POWERS
LINES WERE DOWN ACROSS MUCH OF MCINTOSH COUNTY...AS WELL AS ACROSS
THE CITY OF SAVANNAH. GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE CAPABLE OF
BREAKING ADDITIONAL SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES. SATURATED SOILS
FROM HEAVY RAINS EXPERIENCED OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS MAY ALSO
INCREASE THE RISK FOR DOWNED SMALL TREES AND POWER LINES THROUGH
FRIDAY.
...INLAND FLOODING...
BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ASSOCIATED WITH THE EXTREME
NORTHERN FRINGES OF FAY...WILL CONTINUE TO PERIODICALLY MOVE WESTWARD
ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. RAIN
AMOUNTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. THE RISK FOR
FLOODING MAY BECOME ENHANCED SHOULD HEAVY RAINS FALL DURING TIMES
OF HIGH TIDE. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE AT THE SAVANNAH RIVER ENTRANCE
WILL OCCUR AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
...TORNADOES...
THERE CONTINUES TO BE A RISK FOR ISOLATED WEAK TORNADOES ACROSS
THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY...AS BANDS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA.
...RIP CURRENTS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS TODAY. THE ENHANCED RIP
CURRENT RISK WILL PERSIST INTO AT LEAST FRIDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND
6 PM 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.
$$
AMZ354-374-221915-
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WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT
20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
308 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM POSITION AND IMPACTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.
...WINDS...
WINDS WERE CURRENTLY AVERAGING BETWEEN 20 TO 30 KNOTS ACROSS THE
NORTH GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS. SUSTAINED WINDS MAY REACH MINIMAL
TROPICAL STORM FORCE OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO GUST TO 40 TO 45 KNOTS...ESPECIALLY IN PASSING
SQUALLS.
...TORNADOES...
THERE WILL BE A CONTINUED RISK FOR WATERSPOUTS THROUGH FRIDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND
6 PM OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.
$$
SCZ048-049-051-221915-
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BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-
308 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008
...OUTER RAIN BANDS FROM FAY CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA...
...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM POSITION AND IMPACTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA...
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...HIGH SURF ADVISORY...FLASH FLOOD WATCH...
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDES WERE RUNNING 1 TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS...AND TIDES
OF 1 TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER
INTO FRIDAY. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL BE JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT.
MINOR BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED WITH MODERATE TO MAJOR EROSION
POSSIBLE ON NORTHEAST FACING SHORELINES AND BEACHES SUCH AS
HUNTING ISLAND AND EDISTO BEACH. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING COULD
ALSO OCCUR SHOULD TIDAL DEPARTURES REACH GREATER THAN 2 FEET
DURING HIGH TIDE.
...WINDS...
CLOSER TO THE COAST...WINDS WERE EAST TO NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH IN OCCASIONAL SQUALLS. SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH COULD OCCUR IN STRONGER PASSING SQUALLS.
WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH COULD BREAK SMALL TREE BRANCHES
AND LIMBS...WHICH COULD FALL ON POWER LINES. SATURATED SOILS FROM
HEAVY RAINS EXPERIENCED OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS MAY ALSO INCREASE
THE RISK FOR DOWNED SMALL TREES AND POWER LINES.
...INLAND FLOODING...
BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE PERIODICALLY
MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS. RAIN AMOUNTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY PRODUCE FLASH
FLOODING. THE RISK FOR FLOODING MAY BECOME ENHANCED SHOULD HEAVY
RAINS FALL DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL
OCCUR AT THE BEAUFORT RIVER JUST AFTER 1 AM FRIDAY MORNING.
...TORNADOES...
THERE CONTINUES TO BE A RISK FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH FRIDAY AS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVE
RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA.
...RIP CURRENTS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS TODAY AND AN ENHANCED RIP
CURRENT RISK WILL PERSIST INTO AT LEAST FRIDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND
6 PM 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.
$$
SCZ050-221915-
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CHARLESTON-
308 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008
...OUTER RAIN BANDS FROM FAY CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA...
...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM POSITION AND IMPACTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA...
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...HIGH SURF ADVISORY...
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDES WERE RUNNING 1 TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS...AND ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS THROUGH
FRIDAY.
MINOR BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED...WITH MODERATE TO MAJOR EROSION
POSSIBLE ON NORTHEAST FACING SHORELINES AND BEACHES SUCH AS FOLLY
BEACH...EDISTO ISLAND...AND WILD DUNES. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
COULD ALSO OCCUR IF TIDES CLIMB ABOVE 2 FEET GREATER THAN NORMAL.
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN CHARLESTON WILL BE AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
...WINDS...
NEAR THE COAST...WINDS WERE AVERAGING 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF
30 TO 35 MPH WITHIN SQUALLS. AWAY FROM THE COAST...WINDS WERE A LITTLE
WEAKER...GENERALLY 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE
COMMON WITHIN SQUALLS...ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO THE COAST.
WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH COULD BREAK SMALL TREE BRANCHES
AND LIMBS...WHICH COULD FALL ON POWER LINES. SATURATED SOILS FROM
HEAVY RAINS EXPERIENCED OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS MAY ALSO INCREASE
THE RISK FOR DOWNED SMALL TREES AND POWER LINES.
...INLAND FLOODING...
BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PERIODICALLY
MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS.
THE RISK FOR FLOODING MAY BECOME LOCALLY ENHANCED SHOULD HEAVY
RAINS FALL DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.
...TORNADOES...
THERE CONTINUES TO BE A RISK FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH FRIDAY AS BANDS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA.
...RIP CURRENTS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS TODAY AND AN ENHANCED RIP
CURRENT RISK WILL PERSIST INTO AT LEAST FRIDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND
6 PM 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.
$$
SCZ045-221915-
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BERKELEY-
308 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008
...OUTER RAIN BANDS FROM FAY CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA...
...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM POSITION AND IMPACTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA...
LAKE WIND ADVISORY...
...WINDS...
WINDS ARE CURRENTLY AVERAGING 10 TO 20 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF BERKELEY
COUNTY...WITH HIGHER WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE
COOPER RIVER. HIGHER GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITHIN SQUALLS WILL BE
LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PERSIST ON LAKE MOULTRIE THROUGH TODAY.
HIGHER GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN SQUALLS.
...INLAND FLOODING...
BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PERIODICALLY
MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE
RISK FOR FLOODING MAY BECOME LOCALLY ENHANCED NEAR THE MOUTH OF
THE COOPER RIVER DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN
CHARLESTON WILL BE AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
...TORNADOES...
THERE CONTINUES TO BE A RISK FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH FRIDAY AS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVE
RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND
6 PM 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.
$$
GAZ099>101-114-115-137-SCZ047-221915-
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CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-LONG-INLAND JASPER-
308 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008
...OUTER RAIN BANDS FROM FAY CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA...
...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM POSITION AND IMPACTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH...
...WINDS...
WINDS ARE CURRENTLY AVERAGING 10 TO 20 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF INTERIOR
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY INCREASE THIS
AFTERNOON...BUT SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT
EXPECTED. HOWEVER GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE LIKELY IN SQUALLS.
WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH COULD BREAK SMALL TREE BRANCHES
AND LIMBS...WHICH COULD FALL ON POWER LINES. SATURATED SOILS FROM
HEAVY RAINS EXPERIENCED OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS MAY ALSO INCREASE
THE RISK FOR DOWNED SMALL TREES AND POWER LINES.
...INLAND FLOODING...
BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PERIODICALLY
MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. RAIN
AMOUNTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING.
...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A RISK FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING AS BANDS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM FAY MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE AREA.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND
6 PM OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.
$$
SCZ043-221915-
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INLAND COLLETON-
308 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008
...OUTER RAIN BANDS FROM FAY CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA...
...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM POSITION AND IMPACTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.
...WINDS...
WINDS WERE AVERAGING 10 TO 15 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF INTERIOR
SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. WINDS WILL SLOWLY INCREASE DURING THE
AFTERNOON...BUT SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED
IN PASSING SQUALLS.
WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH COULD BREAK SMALL TREE BRANCHES
AND LIMBS...WHICH COULD FALL ON POWER LINES. SATURATED SOILS FROM
HEAVY RAINS EXPERIENCED OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS MAY ALSO INCREASE
THE RISK FOR DOWNED SMALL TREES AND POWER LINES.
...INLAND FLOODING...
BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PERIODICALLY
MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS.
...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A RISK FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
FRIDAY AS BANDS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVE RAPIDLY
ACROSS THE AREA.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM FAY INTERMEDIATE LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND
6 PM 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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