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Charleston, South Carolina, United States (29412)  Lat: 32.78N, Lon: 79.93W
Wx Zone: SCZ050 ICAO Used: KCHS
Warnings, Watches and Advisories:
FLOOD ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 800 PM EST WED DEC 02 2009
  SOUTHERN BERKELEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
  WESTERN CHARLESTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
  SOUTHEASTERN DORCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 1000 PM EST
* AT 757 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM STONY LANDING TO
  PARKERS FERRY...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MONCKS CORNER TO 16
  MILES SOUTHWEST OF SLANDS BRIDGE. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY
  STATIONARY.
  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE PAST HOUR...ALONG WITH
  ANOTHER INCH ADDITIONAL RAIN EXPECTED...WILL CAUSE SOME MINOR
  FLOODING OF LOW LYING ROADWAYS AND INTERSECTIONS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...
  OAKLEY...GROOMVILLE...OAKBROOK...DELEMAR CROSSROADS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER ON
AREA ROADS AND IN LOW SPOTS. SLOW DOWN TO REDUCE THE RISK OF
HYDROPLANING. IF WATER COVERS THE ENTIRE ROADWAY OR IS FLOWING...FIND
ANOTHER ROUTE. THE WATER IS PROBABLY MUCH DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS AND
ONLY ONE FOOT OF WATER CAN STALL A VEHICLE. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 3278 7994 3252 8030 3275 8043 3325 8000
      3310 7968
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FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1054 AM EST WED DEC 02 2009
FALL TO 10.8 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING.
* AT 10.0 FEET...SWAMPLANDS NEAR JAMESTOWN BECOME FLOODED. LOGGING
  OPERATIONS AND CATTLE GRAZING IN RIVER BOTTOMLANDS MAY BE AFFECTED.
$$

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 746 PM EST WED DEC 02 2009
  NORTHEASTERN BEAUFORT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
  BERKELEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
  CHARLESTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
  SOUTHEASTERN COLLETON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
  EASTERN DORCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 845 PM EST
* AT 746 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES
  EAST OF SAINT STEPHEN TO 6 MILES EAST OF MONCKS CORNER TO ADAMS RUN
  TO 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LADYS ISLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
  PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  COLLEGE PARK...DELEMAR CROSSROADS...LADSON...ADAMS RUN...RAVENEL...
  YONGES ISLAND...MEGGETT...WADMALAW ISLAND...SEABROOK ISLAND...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REPORT HAIL...DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...AND POWER LINES DIRECTLY TO THE
CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 1-888-383-2024.
LAT...LON 3299 7936 3303 7953 3296 7955 3295 7961
      3291 7956 3279 7973 3278 7990 3270 7987
      3260 8000 3255 8020 3247 8032 3251 8035
      3249 8049 3239 8042 3227 8057 3255 8079
      3351 8012 3351 7996 3332 7974 3313 7927
TIME...MOT...LOC 0046Z 229DEG 42KT 3340 7982 3317 7992
          3276 8036 3236 8050
$$

TORNADO WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 734 PM EST WED DEC 02 2009
BEAUFORT...CHARLESTON...
EDISTO BEACH...HILTON HEAD...MONCKS CORNER...ST. GEORGE...
SUMMERVILLE AND WALTERBORO.
$$

HIGH SURF ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 412 PM EST WED DEC 02 2009
HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST THURSDAY.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST THIS EVENING AS A
STRONG STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO LIFT NORTHEAST AND AWAY FROM THE
REGION TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE
THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL
GEORGIA...RESULTING IN DANGEROUS BREAKING WAVES REACHING 5 TO 7 FEET
IN THE SURF ZONE ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA COASTS
THROUGH TONIGHT. THEREFORE...A HIGH SURF ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR
NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA AND SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA.
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND SOME
BEACH EROSION. SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST FACING BEACHES WILL BE THE
MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO EROSION WITH THIS EVENT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.
$$


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