[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

Thu Sep 1 17:55:29 CDT 2016

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HURRICANE HERMINE LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 18
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  AL092016
654 PM EDT THU SEP 1 2016

THIS PRODUCT COVERS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA

**TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL AREAS FRIDAY**

NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - NONE

* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS 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 420 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON SC OR ABOUT 340 MILES
      SOUTHWEST OF SAVANNAH GA
    - 28.5N 85.0W
    - STORM INTENSITY 75 MPH
    - MOVEMENT NORTH-NORTHEAST OR 30 DEGREES AT 14 MPH

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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HURRICANE HERMINE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL LATE TONIGHT OVER
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. AFTER LANDFALL...HERMINE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME
A TROPICAL STORM THAT WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

IMPACTS FROM HERMINE COULD BEGIN ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...THEN IMPACTS WILL
SPREAD TOWARD THE NORTH AND EAST INTO SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

HERMINE WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES...HIGHEST
ACROSS INLAND COUNTIES...AND LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.
THIS HEAVY RAIN COULD PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. ALSO...
WIDESPREAD TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WINDS
COULD RANGE FROM 35 TO 45 MPH INLAND TO 45 TO 50 MPH NEAR THE COAST.
WINDS GUSTS COULD RANGE FROM 50 TO 60 MPH INLAND TO AS HIGH AS 60 TO
70 MPH NEAR THE COAST. AT ANY GIVEN LOCATION...TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS COULD OCCUR OVER A 10 TO 14 HOUR PERIOD. FURTHER...THERE IS A
SLIGHT RISK FOR TORNADOES AS EARLY AS LATE TONIGHT IN SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA...FRIDAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION AND INTO FRIDAY EVENING
ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS RISK OF TORNADOES COULD RESIDE
EAST OF INLAND COMMUNITIES INCLUDING MILLEN...SYLVANIA AND ALLENDALE.
FINALLY...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE...AND BEACH EROSION AND
MINOR SALT WATER FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF
THE MORNING AND EVENING HIGH TIDES FRIDAY.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* WIND:
PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS
SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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 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.

* FLOODING RAIN:
PREPARE FOR 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.

PREPARE FOR LOCALLY HAZARDOUS RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

* TORNADOES:
PREPARE FOR 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.

* OTHER COASTAL HAZARDS:
EXPECT A HIGH RISK FOR LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS...MINOR SALT WATER
FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION.

* SURGE:
LITTLE TO NO IMPACTS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME
ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.

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.

IF YOU LIVE IN A PLACE THAT IS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO HIGH WIND,
SUCH AS A MOBILE HOME, AN UPPER FLOOR OF A HIGH RISE BUILDING, OR ON
A BOAT, PLAN TO MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER. TAKE ENOUGH SUPPLIES FOR YOU
AND YOUR FAMILY FOR SEVERAL DAYS.

IF YOU LIVE IN A PLACE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO FLOODING, SUCH AS
NEAR THE OCEAN OR A LARGE INLAND LAKE, IN A LOW LYING OR POOR
DRAINAGE AREA, OR NEAR AN ALREADY SWOLLEN RIVER, PLAN TO MOVE TO SAFE
SHELTER ON HIGHER GROUND.

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.

VISITORS TO THE AREA SHOULD BECOME FAMILIAR WITH NEARBY SURROUNDINGS.
IF YOU ARE A VISITOR, KNOW THE NAME OF THE COUNTY OR PARISH IN WHICH
YOU ARE LOCATED AND WHERE IT IS RELATIVE TO CURRENT WATCHES AND
WARNINGS. IF STAYING AT A HOTEL, ASK THE MANAGEMENT STAFF ABOUT THEIR
ONSITE DISASTER PLAN.

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 MIDNIGHT EDT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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