| PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORTS |
NWUS52 KCHS 300054 LSRCHS PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 854 PM EDT SUN AUG 29 2004 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0900 AM TROPICAL STORM MOUNT PLEASANT 32.79N 79.86W 08/29/2004 CHARLESTON SC COUNTY OFFICIAL SEVERAL PLANES DAMAGED BY HIGH WINDS AT EAST COOPER AIRPORT. SEVERAL HANGER DOORS DAMAGED. PEAK WIND GUST WAS 73 MPH BEFORE WIND EQUIPMENT WAS DESTROYED. WINDS WERE LIKELY HIGHER BASED ON VISUAL REPORTS BY AIRPORT OFFICIALS. TIME ESTIMATED. 1100 AM TROPICAL STORM BONNEAU BEACH 33.32N 80.00W 08/29/2004 BERKELEY SC PUBLIC MAJOR EROSION ON THE EASTERN SHORES OF LAKE MOULTRIE. MANY PIERS AND SEA WALLS DESTROYED OR SEVERELY DAMAGED IN THE BONNEAU BEACH AREA. 1100 AM TROPICAL STORM SUMMERTON 33.60N 80.35W 08/29/2004 CLARENDON SC COUNTY OFFICIAL TREE DOWN ON HOUSE ON 4TH STREET IN THE CITY OF SUMMERTON 1125 AM TROPICAL STORM COUNTYWIDE 32.78N 79.94W 08/29/2004 CHARLESTON SC NUMEROUS *** 1 INJ *** NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. ESTIMATED 115 THOUSAND PEOPLE WITHOUT POWER. STACKS OF LARGE CARGO CONTAINERS KNOCKED DOWN. PERSON WAS INJURED IN MOUNT PLEASANT WHEN TREE FELL ON A HOUSE. DAMAGE STARTED AROUND 7 AM. 1245 PM FLASH FLOOD MOUNT PLEASANT 32.79N 79.86W 08/29/2004 CHARLESTON SC COUNTY OFFICIAL HIGHWAY 41 IN MOUNT PLEASANT HAS 6-12 INCHES OF WATER ON ROADWAY. 1250 PM TROPICAL STORM AWENDAW 33.04N 79.61W 08/29/2004 CHARLESTON SC BROADCAST MEDIA BROADCAST MEDIA REPORTS 1/3 OF RESIDENTS IN AWENDAW HAVE SUSTAINED ROOF AND/OR SIDING DAMAGE. REPORT UNOFFICIAL AT THIS TIME. 1255 PM FLASH FLOOD MOUNT PLEASANT 32.79N 79.86W 08/29/2004 CHARLESTON SC COUNTY OFFICIAL COOPER HALL NURSING HOME BEING EVACUATED DUE TO FLOODING. 0140 PM TROPICAL STORM SUMMERVILLE 33.02N 80.18W 08/29/2004 DORCHESTER SC COUNTY OFFICIAL RAILROAD ARMS ARE BENT ON LADSON ROAD. 0240 PM FLASH FLOOD BONNEAU 33.31N 79.96W 08/29/2004 BERKELEY SC LAW ENFORCEMENT EVACUATIONS OF THE SHORT STAY NAVY RECREATIONAL PARK ARE IN PROGRESS. THE PARK IS LOCATED BETWEEN BONNEAU AND MONCKS CORNER...ON THE EASTERN SHORES OF LAKE MOULTRIE. 0300 PM FLASH FLOOD BONNEAU 33.31N 79.96W 08/29/2004 BERKELEY SC PUBLIC SEVERAL CARS AND A GARAGE COMPLETELY INUNDATED BY FLOOD WATERS. 0427 PM FLASH FLOOD SAINT STEPHEN 33.40N 79.92W 08/29/2004 BERKELEY SC FIRE DEPT/RESCUE WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES IN THE SAINT STEPHEN AREA. HIGHWAY 45 CLOSED IN THE SAINT STEPHEN AREA. SHELTER THAT WAS OPENED FOR FLOODING IS NOW INACCESSIBLE. REPORTED BY SAINT STEPHEN FIRE DEPARTMENT. 0430 PM HEAVY RAIN EUTAWVILLE 33.40N 80.34W 08/29/2004 4.90 INCH ORANGEBURG SC CO-OP OBSERVER 0520 PM HEAVY RAIN SANTEE 33.48N 80.49W 08/29/2004 3.60 INCH ORANGEBURG SC BROADCAST MEDIA REPORT COURTESY WLTX TV. 0520 PM HEAVY RAIN MANNING 33.69N 80.22W 08/29/2004 5.00 INCH CLARENDON SC BROADCAST MEDIA REPORT COURTESY WLTX TV. 0605 PM HEAVY RAIN TURBEVILLE 33.89N 80.02W 08/29/2004 7.00 INCH CLARENDON SC DEPT OF HIGHWAYS REPORT COURTESY STATE DOT OFFICE IN MANNING. 0605 PM HEAVY RAIN MANNING 33.69N 80.22W 08/29/2004 5.50 INCH CLARENDON SC DEPT OF HIGHWAYS REPORT COURTESY STATE DOT OFFICE IN MANNING. 0620 PM TROPICAL STORM SUMMERVILLE 33.02N 80.18W 08/29/2004 DORCHESTER SC EMERGENCY MNGR PRELIMINARY DAMAGE REPORT FOR DORCHESTER COUNTY... MINIMAL PROPERTY DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. 30-40 TREES ON ROADS ALL OF WHICH HAVE BEEN CLEARED. A FEW REPORTS OF TREES ON HOUSES WERE RECEIVED. A FEW POWER OUTAGES CONTINUE...MAINLY IN THE DORCHESTER ROAD AREA. 0620 PM FLASH FLOOD SAINT STEPHEN 33.40N 79.92W 08/29/2004 BERKELEY SC FIRE DEPT/RESCUE FLOOD WATERS ENTERED THREE HOMES NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 45 AND CAROLINA ROAD. FLOOD WATERS WERE BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE...HOWEVER HIGH WATER REMAINS IN MANY LOCATIONS.
| PEAK WIND GUSTS |
NOUS42 KCHS 300338 PNSCHS SCZ040-042>045-047>051-301200- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED CHARLESTON AIRPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1138 PM EDT SUN AUG 29 2004 ...TROPICAL STORM GASTON WIND REPORTS... THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL PEAK WIND GUSTS THROUGH 11 PM EDT SUN AUG 29 2004 FROM VARIOUS OBSERVATION SITES ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON USGS HADS EQUIPMENT... 82 MPH...71 KNOTS ISLE OF PALMS............................. 81 MPH...70 KNOTS SULLIVANS ISLAND FIRE STATION............. 78 MPH...68 KNOTS EAST COOPER AIRPORT....................... 73 MPH...63 KNOTS +++ LADSON /NWS SPOTTER/...................... 63 MPH...55 KNOTS = SOUTH CAPERS ISLAND /NOS SITE/............ 61 MPH...53 KNOTS DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON /COAST GUARD STATION/. 60 MPH...52 KNOTS PINEVILLE................................. 58 MPH...50 KNOTS EADYTOWN.................................. 55 MPH...48 KNOTS CHARLESTON AIRPORT........................ 55 MPH...48 KNOTS DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON /PERRY STREET/........ 55 MPH...48 KNOTS TYBEE TOWER /TYBG1/....................... 54 MPH...47 KNOTS + FOLLY BEACH C-MAN /FBIS1/................. 51 MPH...44 KNOTS FOLLY BEACH /NDBC SITE/................... 51 MPH...44 KNOTS DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON /CALHOUN STREET/...... 49 MPH...43 KNOTS JOHNS ISLAND EXECUTIVE AIRPORT /AWOS/..... 48 MPH...42 KNOTS DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON /CHL/................. 48 MPH...42 KNOTS -- M2 TOWER.................................. 40 MPH...35 KNOTS ++ SABSOON TOWER /SPAG1/..................... 36 MPH...31 KNOTS ++ HILTON HEAD AIRPORT /KHXD/................ 25 MPH...22 KNOTS = OBSERVATION TAKEN AT 14 FEET. + OBSERVATION TAKEN AT 34 METERS. ++ OBSERVATION TAKEN AT 50 METERS. +++ OBSERVATION BEFORE WIND EQUIPMENT DESTROYED. -- DATA LIKELY HIGHER. PEAK WIND SUMMARY WILL BE AVAILABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. NOTE...UNOFFICIAL LOWEST PRESSURE AT ISLE OF PALMS OF 988 MB. UNOFFICIAL LOWEST PRESSURE AT SOUTH CAPERS ISLAND OF 985 MB. THIS INFORMATION IS CONSIDERED PRELIMINARY. A FINAL POST TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORT ON TROPICAL STORM CHARLEY WILL BE ISSUED DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS ONCE NWS PERSONNEL CAN SURVEY THE REGION. THIS REPORT WILL BE ISSUED UNDER WMO HEADER ACUS72 KCHS.
| RECORD REPORTS |
SXUS72 KCHS 292154 RERCHS RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 555 PM EDT SUN AUG 29 2004 ...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT WATERFRONT PARK IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON... A RECORD RAINFALL OF 4.59 INCHES FELL TODAY AT THE DOWNTOWN WEATHER STATION ALONG WATERFRONT PARK. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 2.28 INCHES SET IN 1964. $$ RB
| SUMMARIES |
NOUS42 KCAE 301827 PNSCAE GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-310000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 207 PM EDT MON AUG 30 2004 ...TROPICAL STORM GASTON SUMMARY FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA... TROPICAL STORM GASTON AFFECTED PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...CHESTERFIELD...LEE..SUMTER...ORANGEBURG...CLARENDON. THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF RAIN WERE REPORTED IN THESE AREAS AND LOCAL AMOUNTS TO SEVEN INCHES WERE REPORTED IN CLARENDON COUNTY. THERE WAS LOCAL STREET AND RURAL FLOODING MAINLY IN CLARENDON COUNTY AND THE EASTERN PARTS OF SUMTER AND ORANGEBURG COUNTIES. SCATTERED TREES ALSO WERE DOWN IN THESE AREAS. THERE ARE NO KNOWN DEATHS OR INJURIES. $$ BLP