TROPICAL STORM TAMMY LOCAL STATEMENT

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Hurricane Local Statement


BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM TAMMY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
250 PM EDT WED OCT 5 2005

...TROPICAL STORM TAMMY A LITTLE STRONGER...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE GEORGIA AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH
CAROLINA COAST...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS AND
VISITORS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
INCLUDING THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA
NORTH TO THE SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST
SOUTH CAROLINA THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM TAMMY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 29.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 80.8 WEST OR ABOUT 20 MILES NORTHEAST
OF DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA AND ABOUT 170 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF
SAVANNAH GEORGIA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH AND SOME
INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS POSSIBLE LATER TODAY. TAMMY IS MOVING TO
THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 14 MPH AND SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS OF SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS ALONG AND NEAR THE COAST. SECURE LOOSE
OBJECTS OR BRING THEM INSIDE.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
CURRENT ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE RUNNING 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED
VALUES. DEPARTURES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ARE EXPECTED INTO THURSDAY. IF
HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS AROUND THE TIME...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS
A POSSIBILITY. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THAN ANY STORM SURGE WILL
BE MINIMAL.

...WIND IMPACTS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN
HEAVY RAIN BANDS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND
NEAR THE COAST. WIND GUSTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY BREAK SMALL LIMBS
OR KNOCK DOWN WEAK OR DAMAGED TREES WHICH COULD RESULT IN ISOLATED
POWER OUTAGES.

...FLOODING IMPACTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS SO FAR HAVE MAINLY BEEN IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE
ALONG THE COAST IN GEORGIA AND ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH
CAROLINA COAST...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS FURTHER INLAND. STORM TOTAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED
AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES. WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING FROM
HEAVY RAINFALL...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
WITH TAMMY EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL SOUTH OF THE AREA...ISOLATED
TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...
A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY AS
DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.

...HIGH SURF/BEACH EROSION IMPACTS...
WIND AND WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT IN MODERATE TO SEVERE BEACH
EROSION THROUGH THURSDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON BY 630 PM OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON TAMMY CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED
BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.

[HurricaneGirl]

Yuck!! Gotta go drive home in this mess!

[skysummit]

Tybee Island, Ga:

Emergency Mang. reporting 20-30 feet of beach has been loss near 2nd street. There's a 2-3 foot drop where the erosion begins.