Meanwhile here in the midlands of SC.....
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Shalista on 9/1/2016, 1:45 pm
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
943 AM EDT THU SEP 1 2016
GAZ077-SCZ029-031-035>038-041-012145-
/O.NEW.KCAE.HW.A.0001.160902T1200Z-160903T0600Z/
BURKE-LEE-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-BAMBERG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESBORO...BISHOPVILLE...SUMTER...
BARNWELL...WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...ORANGEBURG...BROOKDALE...
ST. MATTHEWS...MANNING...SUMMERTON...BAMBERG...DENMARK
943 AM EDT THU SEP 1 2016
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT.
* TIMING...FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THE STRONGEST
WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
* WINDS...TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH WINDS SUSTAINED NEAR 40 MPH FOR
A PERIOD WITH HIGH GUSTS POSSIBLE.
* IMPACTS...SOME DAMAGE TO ROOFING AND SIDING MATERIALS, ALONG
WITH DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, AND SHEDS. MOBILE
HOMES DAMAGED, ESPECIALLY IF UNANCHORED. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT
OBJECTS BECOME DANGEROUS PROJECTILES. COMBINED WITH THE HEAVY
RAIN EXPECTED, TREES MAY FALL DOWN. TRAVEL BY VEHICLE MAY BECOME
DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE TRUCKS. INCREASING DANGER
OF DEATH OR INJURY FROM FALLING OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES OR
ELECTRIC WIRES OUTSIDE. SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS
OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
943 AM EDT THU SEP 1 2016
GAZ063>065-077-SCZ016-022-027>031-035>038-041-012145-
/O.CON.KCAE.FF.A.0002.160902T1000Z-160903T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEXINGTON-
RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
BAMBERG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THOMSON...MARTINEZ...EVANS...
HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO...CHERAW...PAGELAND...CAMDEN...LUGOFF...
SEVEN OAKS...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON...RED BANK...
OAK GROVE...COLUMBIA...BISHOPVILLE...AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...
SUMTER...BARNWELL...WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...ORANGEBURG...
BROOKDALE...ST. MATTHEWS...MANNING...SUMMERTON...BAMBERG...
DENMARK
943 AM EDT THU SEP 1 2016
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
BURKE...COLUMBIA...MCDUFFIE AND RICHMOND. IN CENTRAL SOUTH
CAROLINA...AIKEN...BAMBERG...BARNWELL...CALHOUN...
CHESTERFIELD...CLARENDON...KERSHAW...LEE...LEXINGTON...
ORANGEBURG...RICHLAND AND SUMTER.
* FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
* THE RISK OF HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING WILL INCREASE ON FRIDAY
AND FRIDAY NIGHT AS TROPICAL STORM HERMINE MOVES ACROSS THE
REGION. A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY MAY ALSO PROVIDE A FOCUS
FOR HEAVY RAIN. BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF AND
ALONG THE TRACK OF HERMINE. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6
INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* FLOODING COULD OCCUR QUICKLY...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AND
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. DRIVING COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS AS SOME
AREA ROADWAYS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER...
ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS.
Stay safe everyone who is in the track of this storm. Many will be affected by Hermine before it goes out to sea again. |
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