NWUS52 KCHS 270259
LSRCHS
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1058 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0730 AM TROPICAL STORM 3 NE FOLLY BEACH 32.69N 79.89W
08/26/2011 AMZ350 SC C-MAN STATION
FOLLY ISLAND C-MAN STATION MEASURED A WIND GUST TO 40
MPH.
0730 AM TROPICAL STORM FOLLY BEACH 32.66N 79.92W
08/26/2011 CHARLESTON SC BROADCAST MEDIA
TROPICAL STORM WIND GUST IN A RAIN BAND KNOCKED DOWN
POWER LINES ON FOLLY BEACH. 2600 PEOPLE WITHOUT POWER
AND A ROAD CLOSED.
0741 AM TROPICAL STORM CHARLESTON 32.78N 79.93W
08/26/2011 CHARLESTON SC OFFICIAL NWS OBS
DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON... KCHL... REPORTED A GUST OF 41
MPH.
0853 AM TROPICAL STORM 22 ESE RACCOON BLUFF 31.40N 80.87W
08/26/2011 AMZ354 GA BUOY
BUOY 41008 REPORTED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 43 KNOTS...49
MPH.
1029 AM TROPICAL STORM 39 SSE CENTENARY 32.50N 79.10W
08/26/2011 AMZ370 SC BUOY
BUOY 41004 PEAK WIND GUST OF 49 KNOTS...56 MPH.
1037 AM TROPICAL STORM 3 NE FOLLY BEACH 32.69N 79.89W
08/26/2011 AMZ350 SC C-MAN STATION
THE FOLLY BEACH C-MAN SITE REPORTED A PEAK WIND GUST OF
48 KNOTS...55 MPH.
1054 AM TROPICAL STORM 1 E CHARLESTON 32.78N 79.93W
08/26/2011 CHARLESTON SC TIDE GAGE
CHARLESTON TIDE GAGE REPORTED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 46
MPH.
1058 AM TROPICAL STORM CHARLESTON 32.78N 79.93W
08/26/2011 CHARLESTON SC OFFICIAL NWS OBS
DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON... KCHL... REPORTED A WIND GUST OF
49 MPH FROM THE NORTH NORTHEAST.
1103 AM TROPICAL STORM 1 WNW WEST ASHLEY 32.81N 80.03W
08/26/2011 CHARLESTON SC NWS EMPLOYEE
TREE BLOWN DOWN NEAR INTERSTATE 526 AND PAUL CANTRELL
BLVD. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR
1105 AM TROPICAL STORM JAMES ISLAND 32.73N 79.93W
08/26/2011 CHARLESTON SC BROADCAST MEDIA
TREE FELL ON A VEHICLE ON GRIFFITH BLVD AND RIVERLAND
DRIVE. PEOPLE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE
1118 AM TROPICAL STORM CHARLESTON AIRPORT 32.90N 80.04W
08/26/2011 CHARLESTON SC ASOS
A PEAK WIND GUST OF 41 MPH WAS OBSERVED AT THE
CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
1238 PM TROPICAL STORM 39 SSE CENTENARY 32.50N 79.10W
08/26/2011 AMZ370 SC BUOY
BUOY 41004 REPORTED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 52 KNOTS...60
MPH.
0100 PM TROPICAL STORM 22 ESE RACCOON BLUFF 31.40N 80.87W
08/26/2011 AMZ354 GA BUOY
BUOY 41008 REPORTED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 41 KNOTS...47
MPH.
0235 PM TROPICAL STORM 3 ESE BEAUFORT 32.41N 80.63W
08/26/2011 BEAUFORT SC AWOS
PEAK GUST OF 48 MPH REPORTED AT THE BEAUFORT AIRPORT.
0314 PM TROPICAL STORM 39 SSE CENTENARY 32.50N 79.10W
08/26/2011 AMZ370 SC BUOY
BUOY 41004 REPORTED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 54 KNOTS...62
MPH.
0314 PM TROPICAL STORM 22 ESE RACCOON BLUFF 31.40N 80.87W
08/26/2011 AMZ354 GA BUOY
BUOY 41008 REPORTED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 41 KNOTS...47
MPH.
0345 PM TROPICAL STORM ISLE OF PALMS 32.79N 79.80W
08/26/2011 CHARLESTON SC NWS EMPLOYEE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE REPORTED BREAKING
WAVES AS HIGH AS 10 FEET AT ISLE OF PALMS.
0545 PM TROPICAL STORM SULLIVANS ISLAND 32.77N 79.84W
08/26/2011 CHARLESTON SC BROADCAST MEDIA
HIGH SURF UNDERMINED SEVERAL HOMES ON SULLIVANS ISLAND.
0545 PM TROPICAL STORM FOLLY BEACH 32.66N 79.92W
08/26/2011 CHARLESTON SC BROADCAST MEDIA
HIGH SURF BREACHED DUNES AND ROCKS ON FOLLY BEACH AND
POURED ONTO ROADWAYS.
0552 PM TROPICAL STORM EDISTO BEACH 32.49N 80.32W
08/26/2011 COLLETON SC FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
FIRE CHIEF REPORTS BREAKING WAVES OF 10 TO 12 FEET AT
EDISTO BEACH. SALT WATER AND SAND ARE NOW COVERING
PORTIONS OF PALMETTO BLVD BETWEEN THE 100 AND 200
BLOCKS.
0557 PM TROPICAL STORM 39 SSE CENTENARY 32.50N 79.10W
08/26/2011 AMZ370 SC BUOY
BUOY 41004 REPORTED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 56 KNOTS...64
MPH.
0613 PM TROPICAL STORM FOLLY BEACH 32.66N 79.92W
08/26/2011 CHARLESTON SC BROADCAST MEDIA
SIGNIFICANT EROSION IS ONGOING ACROSS FOLLY BEACH.
WATER ERODING DUNE LINES.
0637 PM TROPICAL STORM JAMES ISLAND 32.73N 79.93W
08/26/2011 CHARLESTON SC SOCIAL MEDIA
HALF OF A LARGE TREE BLOWN DOWN NEXT TO A HOUSE. REPORT
RELAYED VIA TWITTER.
0649 PM TROPICAL STORM TYBEE ISLAND 32.02N 80.86W
08/26/2011 CHATHAM GA LIFEGUARD
TYBEE ISLAND OCEAN RESCUE ESTIMATING A LOSS OF 10 TO 15
FEET OF BEACH. REPORT RELAYED BY LOCAL MEDIA.
0719 PM TROPICAL STORM CHARLESTON 32.78N 79.94W
08/26/2011 CHARLESTON SC EMERGENCY MNGR
A NUMBER OF STREETS IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON ARE FLOODED
DUE TO HIGH TIDE. ALL ARE REPORTED PASSABLE.
0736 PM STORM SURGE 1 E CHARLESTON 32.78N 79.93W
08/26/2011 CHARLESTON SC TIDE GAGE
TIDE LEVEL REACHED 7.64 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER IN
THE CHARLESTON HARBOR. STORM SURGE ANOMALY REACHED 1.73
FEET.
0900 PM TROPICAL STORM CHARLESTON 32.78N 79.94W
08/26/2011 CHARLESTON SC BROADCAST MEDIA
THE FOLLOWING STREETS ARE FLOODED DUE TO COASTAL
FLOODING... WASHINGTON... SOCIETY... MORRISON...
JACKSON... HARRIS... MARKET...
0900 PM TROPICAL STORM CHARLESTON 32.78N 79.94W
08/26/2011 CHARLESTON SC BROADCAST MEDIA
THE FOLLOWING STREETS ARE FLOODED DUE TO COASTAL
FLOODING... WATER.. CENTRAL PARK... AMERICA...
HANOVER... HAGOOD...HORIZON.
&&
EVENT NUMBER CHS1100896 CHS1100897 CHS1100895 CHS1100904 CHS1100902
CHS1100903 CHS1100901 CHS1100899 CHS1100900 CHS1100898 CHS1100908
CHS1100905 CHS1100906 CHS1100907 CHS1100909 CHS1100910 CHS1100911
CHS1100921 CHS1100922 CHS1100912 CHS1100916 CHS1100913 CHS1100915
CHS1100914 CHS1100917 CHS1100918 CHS1100919 CHS1100920
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