WTUS82 KCHS 070933 HLSCHS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ANDREA LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 533 AM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013 ...ANDREA NOW OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATE STORM POSITION AS ANDREA CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE TOWARD THE NORTHEAST. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... INLAND BRYAN...COASTAL BRYAN...INLAND CHATHAM...COASTAL CHATHAM... INLAND LIBERTY...COASTAL LIBERTY...INLAND MCINTOSH...COASTAL MCINTOSH...INLAND BERKELEY...INLAND JASPER...BEAUFORT...COASTAL COLLETON...CHARLESTON...COASTAL JASPER AND TIDAL BERKELEY. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JENKINS...SCREVEN...CANDLER... BULLOCH...EFFINGHAM...TATTNALL...EVANS...LONG...ALLENDALE... HAMPTON...INLAND COLLETON AND DORCHESTER...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.4N...LONGITUDE 80.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 50 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON SC...OR ABOUT 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF SAVANNAH GA. STORM MOTION WAS NE OR 40 DEGREES AT 28 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 45 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... ALTHOUGH THE LATEST TRENDS ON THE RADAR SHOW THAT THE RAIN INTENSITY HAS DECREASED AROUND THE CIRCULATION OF ANDREA...THERE IS STILL A THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS HAS DIMINISHED SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS THE AREA AS ANDREA MOVES RAPIDLY NORTHEASTWARD. OTHERWISE...GUSTY WINDS NEAR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST...MAINLY NORTH OF THE SAVANNAH RIVER THROUGH THIS MORNING. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR SMALL CRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT... AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY DISTRESS BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS... AND SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 900...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. AMZ330-350-352-354-374-071745- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ CHARLESTON HARBOR- WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM- 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- 533 AM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST JUST INLAND OF THE COAST OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING. THIS WILL ALLOW SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 KNOTS...ESPECIALLY WELL AWAY FROM THE COAST. SEAS OF 8 TO 10 FEET WITHIN 20 NM OF THE COAST...AND 10 TO 15 FEET ACROSS THE OUTER GEORGIA WATERS. WAVES IN CHARLESTON HARBOR WILL BE AS HIGH AS 3 FEET. ...TORNADOES WATERSPOUTS... ISOLATED TORNADOES OR WATERSPOUTS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED AS THE CIRCULATION FROM ANDREA CONTINUES TO MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEASTWARD. $$ GAZ116>119-138>141-SCZ045-047>052-071745- /O.CON.KCHS.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM- INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH- INLAND BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON- CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY- 533 AM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS... MAXIMUM WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...MAINLY ALONG THE COAST AND ACROSS AREA BRIDGES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING. ISOLATED SMALL TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED...ESPECIALLY WHERE HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. ...INLAND FLOODING... ALTHOUGH THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL HAS SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISHED...A FLASH WATCH WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT NORTH OF A LINE FROM SYLVANIA...GEORGIA...TO BEAUFORT...SOUTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. IF THESE AMOUNTS OCCUR...FLOODING OF LOW LYING...POORLY DRAINED AREAS...ROADS AND PARKING LOTS MAY OCCUR. A FEW ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. ...COASTAL HAZARDS... HIGH SURF IS EXPECTED ALONG AREA BEACHES THROUGH THE THIS MORNING... WITH SOME BEACH EROSION POSSIBLE. $$ GAZ087-088-099>101-114-115-137-SCZ040-042>044-071745- /O.CON.KCHS.HU.S.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-LONG- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER- 533 AM EDT FRI JUN 7 2013 ...THE THREAT FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL HAS DIMINISHED... ...INLAND FLOODING... THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL HAS NOW SHIFTED INTO SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING. SEE LATEST FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS OCCUR. $$ For more information, go to middletnweather.info
Posted on: Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:34:25 +0000
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