[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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TROPICAL STORM HERMINE LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 15
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC AL092016
603 AM EDT THU SEP 1 2016
THIS PRODUCT COVERS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
**TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA**
NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING FOR
JENKINS...SCREVEN...CANDLER...BULLOCH...EFFINGHAM...TATTNALL...EVANS...INLAND
BRYAN...COASTAL BRYAN...INLAND CHATHAM...COASTAL
CHATHAM...LONG...INLAND LIBERTY...COASTAL LIBERTY...INLAND
MCINTOSH...COASTAL MCINTOSH...ALLENDALE...HAMPTON...INLAND
COLLETON...DORCHESTER...INLAND BERKELEY...INLAND
JASPER...BEAUFORT...COASTAL COLLETON...CHARLESTON...COASTAL
JASPER AND TIDAL BERKELEY
* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
JENKINS...SCREVEN...CANDLER...BULLOCH...EFFINGHAM...TATTNALL...EVANS...INLAND
BRYAN...COASTAL BRYAN...INLAND CHATHAM...COASTAL
CHATHAM...LONG...INLAND LIBERTY...COASTAL LIBERTY...INLAND
MCINTOSH...COASTAL MCINTOSH...ALLENDALE...HAMPTON...INLAND
COLLETON...DORCHESTER...INLAND BERKELEY...INLAND
JASPER...BEAUFORT...COASTAL COLLETON...CHARLESTON...COASTAL
JASPER AND TIDAL BERKELEY
* STORM INFORMATION:
- ABOUT 590 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON SC OR ABOUT 510 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF SAVANNAH GA
- 26.4N 86.6W
- STORM INTENSITY 60 MPH
- MOVEMENT NORTH-NORTHEAST OR 20 DEGREES AT 12 MPH
SITUATION OVERVIEW
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TROPICAL STORM HERMINE CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE SOUTH
CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO...AND IS FORECASTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE
BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL TONIGHT OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
HERMINE WILL CONTINUE MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
ALTHOUGH THE TRACK FORECAST IS BECOMING MORE CERTAIN...THERE IS STILL
CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY WITH INTENSITY OF HERMINE...ESPECIALLY AS IT
MOVES INLAND ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
FRIDAY. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...
IMPACTS FROM THE STORM COULD BEGIN ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING...SPREADING NORTH AND EASTWARD INTO SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING...ALONG WITH INCREASING WINDS TO POSSIBLY
TROPICAL STORM FORCE CONTINUE TO BE THE MOST PROBABLE THREATS AT THIS
TIME. THERE IS ALSO A THREAT FOR TORNADOES. ELEVATED TIDES AND STORM
SURGE FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION ARE ALSO A CONCERN.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* FLOODING RAIN:
PROTECT AGAINST DANGEROUS RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.
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.
* WIND:
PROTECT AGAINST DANGEROUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS
ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. POTENTIAL IMPACTS
IN THIS AREA INCLUDE:
- SOME DAMAGE TO ROOFING AND SIDING MATERIALS, ALONG WITH DAMAGE
TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, AND SHEDS. A FEW BUILDINGS
EXPERIENCING WINDOW, DOOR, AND GARAGE DOOR FAILURES. MOBILE
HOMES DAMAGED, ESPECIALLY IF UNANCHORED. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT
OBJECTS BECOME DANGEROUS PROJECTILES.
- SEVERAL LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER
NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES ARE SHALLOW ROOTED. SEVERAL
FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.
- SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM LARGE DEBRIS, AND MORE WITHIN URBAN
OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. A FEW BRIDGES AND ACCESS ROUTES
IMPASSABLE.
- TRAVEL BY VEHICLE OR ON FOOT MAY BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT.
INCREASING DANGER OF DEATH OR INJURY FROM FALLING OBJECTS SUCH
AS TREES OR ELECTRIC WIRES OUTSIDE.
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES, BUT MORE PREVALENT
IN AREAS WITH ABOVE GROUND LINES, WHICH COULD PERSIST FOR HOURS
OR DAYS.
- SOME POORLY SECURED SMALL CRAFT COULD BREAK LOOSE FROM THEIR
MOORINGS.
* TORNADOES:
PROTECT AGAINST A TORNADO EVENT HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS
ACROSS 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.
* SURGE:
PROTECT AGAINST LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SURGE HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED
IMPACTS ACROSS COASTAL SECTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST
SOUTH CAROLINA. 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.
* OTHER COASTAL HAZARDS:
ELEVATED RISK OF LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND POSSIBLE BEACH EROSION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
NOW IS THE TIME TO BRING TO COMPLETION ALL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT
LIFE AND PROPERTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN.
OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE WRAPPED UP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE
WEATHER CONDITIONS DETERIORATE.
KEEP CELL PHONES WELL CHARGED AND HANDY. ALSO, CELL PHONE CHARGERS
FOR AUTOMOBILES CAN BE HELPFUL AFTER THE STORM. LOCATE YOUR CHARGERS
AND KEEP THEM WITH YOUR CELL PHONE.
IN EMERGENCIES IT IS BEST TO REMAIN CALM. STAY INFORMED AND FOCUSED
ON THE SITUATION AT HAND. EXERCISE PATIENCE WITH THOSE YOU ENCOUNTER.
BE A GOOD SAMARITAN AND HELPFUL TO OTHERS.
DRIVE WITH EXTRA CAUTION, ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY ROADS.
REMEMBER, MANY BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS MAY BE CLOSED ONCE HIGHER WINDS
ARRIVE. ALSO, IF YOU ENCOUNTER WATER COVERING THE ROAD, SEEK AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE. ALWAYS OBEY OFFICIAL ROAD SIGNS FOR CLOSURES AND
DETOURS.
IF YOU ARE A VISITOR AND STILL IN THE AREA, LISTEN FOR THE NAME OF
THE CITY OR TOWN IN WHICH YOU ARE STAYING WITHIN LOCAL NEWS UPDATES.
BE SURE YOU KNOW THE NAME OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH IT RESIDES.
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 NOON, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.
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