a wet mess
Posted by
cypresstx on 5/8/2015, 11:01 am
offshore, thru Monday http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/qpf/tcqpf.php?sname=AL012015

winds are nothing to write home about, ( http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIAPWSAT1+shtml/080841.shtml ) but if the precip saturates ground onshore and if it keeps moving as slow as it is, even lower winds might make some trouble
current local statement for Charleston, from http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/WTUS82-KCHS.shtml 000 WTUS82 KCHS 081250 HLSCHS GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>052-082100-
SUBTROPICAL STORM ANA LOCAL STATEMENT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 2A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC AL012015 850 AM EDT FRI MAY 8 2015
THIS PRODUCT COVERS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
...SUBTROPICAL STORM ANA REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST...
NEW INFORMATION ---------------
* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS: - NONE
* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS: - A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND BERKELEY...CHARLESTON AND TIDAL BERKELEY
* STORM INFORMATION: - ABOUT 160 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SC OR ABOUT 210 MILES EAST OF SAVANNAH GA - 31.5N 77.5W - STORM INTENSITY 45 MPH - MOVING STATIONARY MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE
SITUATION OVERVIEW ------------------ SUBTROPICAL STORM ANA WILL MOVE GRADUALLY NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST TODAY AND SATURDAY BEFORE WEAKENING TO A DEPRESSION AS IT MAKES LANDFALL ON SUNDAY.
THE MAIN IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST OF CHARLESTON COUNTY...WHERE HIGH SURF...BEACH EROSION...AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED...AND ACROSS ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS WHERE HAZARDOUS SEAS AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED. BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET WILL OCCUR ALONG THE CHARLESTON COUNTY BEACHES AND WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. POCKETS OF BEACH EROSION ARE ALSO LIKELY TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST AND NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE AT THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE LATE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY EVENINGS IN CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES...BUT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF STRUCTURES ALONG THE COAST OR THE INLAND WATERWAYS IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
THE RISK FOR LONG-DURATION TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN CONFINED TO THE COASTAL WATERS OF CHARLESTON COUNTY. THE RISK FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER LAND WILL MAINLY OCCUR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOONS AS THE CENTER OF ANA GETS CLOSER TO THE COAST. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING A FEW TREES AND POWERLINES. SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
FOR THE COASTLINE SOUTH OF EDISTO BEACH TO THE MOUTH OF THE ALTAMAHA RIVER IN GEORGIA...THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH FRIDAY.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS -----------------
* COASTAL HAZARDS: HIGH SURF, MINOR BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE CHARLESTON COUNTY COAST. BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET WILL OCCUR ALONG THE CHARLESTON COUNTY BEACHES AND WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN THE SURF ZONE. POCKETS OF BEACH EROSION ARE ALSO LIKELY TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST AND NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES. DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE ALSO EXPECTED FROM SOUTH OF EDISTO BEACH TO THE MOUTH OF THE ALTAMAHA RIVER.
* WIND: PREPARE FOR HAZARDOUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES. POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN THIS AREA INCLUDE: - MINOR DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS AND SHEDS. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS BLOWN ABOUT. - SOME TREE LIMBS BROKEN OFF. A FEW TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. - HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS. - SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES POSSIBLE.
ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA, LITTLE TO NO IMPACT IS ANTICIPATED.
* FLOODING RAIN: LITTLE TO NO IMPACTS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.
* SURGE: PREPARE FOR SHALLOW SALT WATER FLOODING AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS CHARLESTON AND TIDAL BERKELEY COUNTIES. POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN THIS AREA INCLUDE: - LOCALIZED INUNDATION WITH STORM SURGE FLOODING MAINLY ALONG IMMEDIATE SHORELINES AND IN LOW-LYING SPOTS. - SECTIONS OF NEAR-SHORE ROADS AND PARKING LOTS BECOME OVERSPREAD WITH SURGE WATER. DRIVING CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS IN PLACES WHERE SURGE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA, LITTLE TO NO IMPACT IS ANTICIPATED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS ----------------------------------
* 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 BOAT, PLAN TO MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER.
WHEN SECURING YOUR PROPERTY, OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE CONDUCTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE.
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 -----------
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON SC AROUND NOON EDT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
$$
Myrtle Beach has Tropical Storm Conditions possible thru Sunday, per current forecast:
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Myrtle+Beach&state=SC&site=ILM&textField1=33.6988&textField2=-78.8922&e=0
not a fun Mother's Day weekend for some :( beach-goers need to be smart and erosion will again have to be fixed, the constant battle of replacing vacation-perfect beaches that nature decides it has other uses for... |
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