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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for South Carolina
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List of Active Alerts by County
Bamberg
short term forecast
Berkeley
short term forecast
Calhoun
short term forecast
Charleston
short term forecast
Chesterfield
short term forecast
Clarendon
short term forecast
Dillon
short term forecast
Georgetown
short term forecast
tropical storm warning
Horry
short term forecast
tropical storm warning
Kershaw
short term forecast
Lancaster
short term forecast
Lee
short term forecast
Marion
short term forecast
Marlboro
short term forecast
Orangeburg
short term forecast
Richland
short term forecast
Sumter
short term forecast
Short Term Forecast
Lancaster (South Carolina)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1221 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 SCZ015-016-022-028-029-031-036>038-041-191930- LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-RICHLAND-LEE-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG- CALHOUN-CLARENDON-BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND... CAMDEN...LUGOFF...COLUMBIA...BISHOPVILLE...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG... ST. MATTHEWS...MANNING...SUMMERTON...BAMBERG...DENMARK 1221 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .NOW... A FEW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN MIDLANDS AND PEE DEE DURING THE AFTERNOON. THESE SHOWERS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF MODERATE RAIN. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Chesterfield (South Carolina)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1221 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 SCZ015-016-022-028-029-031-036>038-041-191930- LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-RICHLAND-LEE-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG- CALHOUN-CLARENDON-BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND... CAMDEN...LUGOFF...COLUMBIA...BISHOPVILLE...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG... ST. MATTHEWS...MANNING...SUMMERTON...BAMBERG...DENMARK 1221 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .NOW... A FEW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN MIDLANDS AND PEE DEE DURING THE AFTERNOON. THESE SHOWERS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF MODERATE RAIN. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Marlboro (South Carolina)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1215 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-024-033-034-046-191800- ROBESON-BLADEN-PENDER-COLUMBUS-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-MARLBORO- DILLON-MARION-HORRY-GEORGETOWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN...BURGAW... SURF CITY...WHITEVILLE...LELAND...SHALLOTTE...WILMINGTON... WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH...BENNETTSVILLE...DILLON...MARION...CONWAY... MYRTLE BEACH...GEORGETOWN 1215 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .NOW... SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 2 PM. THE MAIN ACTIVITY WILL BE FROM WHITEVILLE AND BURGAW...SOUTH TO BALD HEAD ISLAND. AREAS FARTHER INLAND CAN EXPECTED MORE ISOLATED...AND LIGHTER SHOWERS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THROUGH 2 PM NEAR THE COAST IN NORTH CAROLINA WILL BE AROUND A HALF INCH. WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OVER AN INCH. MOTORISTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ 43Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Kershaw (South Carolina)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1221 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 SCZ015-016-022-028-029-031-036>038-041-191930- LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-RICHLAND-LEE-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG- CALHOUN-CLARENDON-BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND... CAMDEN...LUGOFF...COLUMBIA...BISHOPVILLE...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG... ST. MATTHEWS...MANNING...SUMMERTON...BAMBERG...DENMARK 1221 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .NOW... A FEW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN MIDLANDS AND PEE DEE DURING THE AFTERNOON. THESE SHOWERS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF MODERATE RAIN. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Dillon (South Carolina)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1215 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-024-033-034-046-191800- ROBESON-BLADEN-PENDER-COLUMBUS-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-MARLBORO- DILLON-MARION-HORRY-GEORGETOWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN...BURGAW... SURF CITY...WHITEVILLE...LELAND...SHALLOTTE...WILMINGTON... WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH...BENNETTSVILLE...DILLON...MARION...CONWAY... MYRTLE BEACH...GEORGETOWN 1215 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .NOW... SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 2 PM. THE MAIN ACTIVITY WILL BE FROM WHITEVILLE AND BURGAW...SOUTH TO BALD HEAD ISLAND. AREAS FARTHER INLAND CAN EXPECTED MORE ISOLATED...AND LIGHTER SHOWERS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THROUGH 2 PM NEAR THE COAST IN NORTH CAROLINA WILL BE AROUND A HALF INCH. WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OVER AN INCH. MOTORISTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ 43Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Richland (South Carolina)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1221 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 SCZ015-016-022-028-029-031-036>038-041-191930- LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-RICHLAND-LEE-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG- CALHOUN-CLARENDON-BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND... CAMDEN...LUGOFF...COLUMBIA...BISHOPVILLE...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG... ST. MATTHEWS...MANNING...SUMMERTON...BAMBERG...DENMARK 1221 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .NOW... A FEW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN MIDLANDS AND PEE DEE DURING THE AFTERNOON. THESE SHOWERS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF MODERATE RAIN. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Lee (South Carolina)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1221 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 SCZ015-016-022-028-029-031-036>038-041-191930- LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-RICHLAND-LEE-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG- CALHOUN-CLARENDON-BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND... CAMDEN...LUGOFF...COLUMBIA...BISHOPVILLE...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG... ST. MATTHEWS...MANNING...SUMMERTON...BAMBERG...DENMARK 1221 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .NOW... A FEW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN MIDLANDS AND PEE DEE DURING THE AFTERNOON. THESE SHOWERS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF MODERATE RAIN. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Sumter (South Carolina)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1221 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 SCZ015-016-022-028-029-031-036>038-041-191930- LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-RICHLAND-LEE-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG- CALHOUN-CLARENDON-BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND... CAMDEN...LUGOFF...COLUMBIA...BISHOPVILLE...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG... ST. MATTHEWS...MANNING...SUMMERTON...BAMBERG...DENMARK 1221 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .NOW... A FEW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN MIDLANDS AND PEE DEE DURING THE AFTERNOON. THESE SHOWERS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF MODERATE RAIN. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Marion (South Carolina)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1215 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-024-033-034-046-191800- ROBESON-BLADEN-PENDER-COLUMBUS-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-MARLBORO- DILLON-MARION-HORRY-GEORGETOWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN...BURGAW... SURF CITY...WHITEVILLE...LELAND...SHALLOTTE...WILMINGTON... WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH...BENNETTSVILLE...DILLON...MARION...CONWAY... MYRTLE BEACH...GEORGETOWN 1215 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .NOW... SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 2 PM. THE MAIN ACTIVITY WILL BE FROM WHITEVILLE AND BURGAW...SOUTH TO BALD HEAD ISLAND. AREAS FARTHER INLAND CAN EXPECTED MORE ISOLATED...AND LIGHTER SHOWERS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THROUGH 2 PM NEAR THE COAST IN NORTH CAROLINA WILL BE AROUND A HALF INCH. WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OVER AN INCH. MOTORISTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ 43Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Tropical Storm Warning
Horry (South Carolina)
TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1124 AM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 NCZ097-100-101-SCZ034-046-201530- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-HORRY-GEORGETOWN- 1124 AM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... AT 1100 AM...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA TO SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 1100 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.5 WEST OR ABOUT 75 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF MYRTLE BEACH OR ABOUT 115 MILES SOUTH OF WILMINGTON. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 7 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ALONG THE COASTS OF SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA TODAY AND TOMORROW. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY...WITH CONTINUED STRENGTHENING POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN COASTAL SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA... INCLUDING PENDER...NEW HANOVER...BRUNSWICK...HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTIES. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MINIMAL SURGE IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...WITH WATER LEVEL RISES UP TO 2 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES...ESPECIALLY FOR NEW HANOVER AND PENDER COUNTIES AROUND HIGH TIDE AT 930 PM EDT THIS EVENING. BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE...COINCIDING WITH HIGH TIDE TONIGHT...MAINLY ALONG PENDER AND NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND THE SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. ...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS... THERE IS A 25 PERCENT PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IN WILMINGTON...AND A 13 PERCENT CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IN MYRTLE BEACH. ...INLAND FLOODING... 3 TO 5 INCH AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS COASTAL PORTIONS OF THE CAPE FEAR AREA WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. 2 TO 4 INCH AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE FROM NEAR ELIZABETHTOWN NORTH CAROLINA TO GEORGETOWN SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN THE FLOODING OF URBAN AND OTHER FLOOD PRONE AREAS. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 3 PM EDT. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Horry (South Carolina)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1215 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-024-033-034-046-191800- ROBESON-BLADEN-PENDER-COLUMBUS-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-MARLBORO- DILLON-MARION-HORRY-GEORGETOWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN...BURGAW... SURF CITY...WHITEVILLE...LELAND...SHALLOTTE...WILMINGTON... WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH...BENNETTSVILLE...DILLON...MARION...CONWAY... MYRTLE BEACH...GEORGETOWN 1215 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .NOW... SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 2 PM. THE MAIN ACTIVITY WILL BE FROM WHITEVILLE AND BURGAW...SOUTH TO BALD HEAD ISLAND. AREAS FARTHER INLAND CAN EXPECTED MORE ISOLATED...AND LIGHTER SHOWERS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THROUGH 2 PM NEAR THE COAST IN NORTH CAROLINA WILL BE AROUND A HALF INCH. WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OVER AN INCH. MOTORISTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ 43Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Orangeburg (South Carolina)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1221 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 SCZ015-016-022-028-029-031-036>038-041-191930- LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-RICHLAND-LEE-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG- CALHOUN-CLARENDON-BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND... CAMDEN...LUGOFF...COLUMBIA...BISHOPVILLE...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG... ST. MATTHEWS...MANNING...SUMMERTON...BAMBERG...DENMARK 1221 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .NOW... A FEW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN MIDLANDS AND PEE DEE DURING THE AFTERNOON. THESE SHOWERS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF MODERATE RAIN. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Calhoun (South Carolina)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1221 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 SCZ015-016-022-028-029-031-036>038-041-191930- LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-RICHLAND-LEE-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG- CALHOUN-CLARENDON-BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND... CAMDEN...LUGOFF...COLUMBIA...BISHOPVILLE...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG... ST. MATTHEWS...MANNING...SUMMERTON...BAMBERG...DENMARK 1221 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .NOW... A FEW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN MIDLANDS AND PEE DEE DURING THE AFTERNOON. THESE SHOWERS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF MODERATE RAIN. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Clarendon (South Carolina)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1221 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 SCZ015-016-022-028-029-031-036>038-041-191930- LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-RICHLAND-LEE-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG- CALHOUN-CLARENDON-BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND... CAMDEN...LUGOFF...COLUMBIA...BISHOPVILLE...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG... ST. MATTHEWS...MANNING...SUMMERTON...BAMBERG...DENMARK 1221 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .NOW... A FEW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN MIDLANDS AND PEE DEE DURING THE AFTERNOON. THESE SHOWERS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF MODERATE RAIN. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Bamberg (South Carolina)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1221 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 SCZ015-016-022-028-029-031-036>038-041-191930- LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-RICHLAND-LEE-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG- CALHOUN-CLARENDON-BAMBERG- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND... CAMDEN...LUGOFF...COLUMBIA...BISHOPVILLE...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG... ST. MATTHEWS...MANNING...SUMMERTON...BAMBERG...DENMARK 1221 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .NOW... A FEW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN MIDLANDS AND PEE DEE DURING THE AFTERNOON. THESE SHOWERS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF MODERATE RAIN. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Berkeley (South Carolina)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1155 AM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 SCZ045-050-191800- BERKELEY-CHARLESTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONCKS CORNER...CHARLESTON 1155 AM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .NOW... THROUGH 2 PM...A BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT INLAND OVER NORTHERN CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS WILL LAST 30 MINUTES TO 1 HOUR BEFORE DISSIPATING. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF A TRACE TO 1/10 INCH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED LOCATIONS RECEIVING UP TO 1/4 INCH OF RAIN...MAINLY FOR LOCATIONS NORTH AND EAST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM WHITEHALL TERRACE SOUTH CAROLINA TO BETHERA SOUTH CAROLINA. $$ 11Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Tropical Storm Warning
Georgetown (South Carolina)
TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1124 AM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 NCZ097-100-101-SCZ034-046-201530- /O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-HORRY-GEORGETOWN- 1124 AM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... AT 1100 AM...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA TO SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 1100 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.5 WEST OR ABOUT 75 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF MYRTLE BEACH OR ABOUT 115 MILES SOUTH OF WILMINGTON. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 7 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ALONG THE COASTS OF SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA TODAY AND TOMORROW. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY...WITH CONTINUED STRENGTHENING POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN COASTAL SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA... INCLUDING PENDER...NEW HANOVER...BRUNSWICK...HORRY AND GEORGETOWN COUNTIES. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... MINIMAL SURGE IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...WITH WATER LEVEL RISES UP TO 2 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES...ESPECIALLY FOR NEW HANOVER AND PENDER COUNTIES AROUND HIGH TIDE AT 930 PM EDT THIS EVENING. BEACH EROSION IS ALSO POSSIBLE...COINCIDING WITH HIGH TIDE TONIGHT...MAINLY ALONG PENDER AND NEW HANOVER COUNTY BEACHES. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND THE SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. ...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS... THERE IS A 25 PERCENT PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IN WILMINGTON...AND A 13 PERCENT CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IN MYRTLE BEACH. ...INLAND FLOODING... 3 TO 5 INCH AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS COASTAL PORTIONS OF THE CAPE FEAR AREA WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. 2 TO 4 INCH AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE FROM NEAR ELIZABETHTOWN NORTH CAROLINA TO GEORGETOWN SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN THE FLOODING OF URBAN AND OTHER FLOOD PRONE AREAS. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 3 PM EDT. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Georgetown (South Carolina)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1215 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-024-033-034-046-191800- ROBESON-BLADEN-PENDER-COLUMBUS-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-MARLBORO- DILLON-MARION-HORRY-GEORGETOWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUMBERTON...ELIZABETHTOWN...BURGAW... SURF CITY...WHITEVILLE...LELAND...SHALLOTTE...WILMINGTON... WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH...BENNETTSVILLE...DILLON...MARION...CONWAY... MYRTLE BEACH...GEORGETOWN 1215 PM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .NOW... SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 2 PM. THE MAIN ACTIVITY WILL BE FROM WHITEVILLE AND BURGAW...SOUTH TO BALD HEAD ISLAND. AREAS FARTHER INLAND CAN EXPECTED MORE ISOLATED...AND LIGHTER SHOWERS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THROUGH 2 PM NEAR THE COAST IN NORTH CAROLINA WILL BE AROUND A HALF INCH. WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OVER AN INCH. MOTORISTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ 43Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Short Term Forecast
Charleston (South Carolina)
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1155 AM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 SCZ045-050-191800- BERKELEY-CHARLESTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONCKS CORNER...CHARLESTON 1155 AM EDT SAT JUL 19 2008 .NOW... THROUGH 2 PM...A BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT INLAND OVER NORTHERN CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS WILL LAST 30 MINUTES TO 1 HOUR BEFORE DISSIPATING. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF A TRACE TO 1/10 INCH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED LOCATIONS RECEIVING UP TO 1/4 INCH OF RAIN...MAINLY FOR LOCATIONS NORTH AND EAST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM WHITEHALL TERRACE SOUTH CAROLINA TO BETHERA SOUTH CAROLINA. $$ 11Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
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