Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Alberto where you been so long?



The remains of Tropical Storm Alberto are working their way over Georgia at the moment. The outer bands of rain have been drenching us all afternoon and evening, and in the last hour or so it's really picked up. Here's the latest weather bulletin:


SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1214 AM EDT WED JUN 14 2006

SCC015-019-035-140430-
/O.CON.KCHS.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-060614T0430Z/
BERKELEY-DORCHESTER-CHARLESTON-
1214 AM EDT WED JUN 14 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM EDT FOR
BERKELEY...DORCHESTER AND CHARLESTON COUNTIES...

AT 1214 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES.
POTENTIAL TORNADOES WERE NEAR RIDGEVILLE...SUMMERVILLE...AND NORTH
CHARLESTON. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
CHARLESTON...COLLEGE PARK...DANIEL ISLAND...FOLLY BEACH...GOOSE
CREEK...HANAHAN...HARLEYVILLE...JAMES ISLAND... JEDBURG...JOHNS
ISLAND...KNIGHTSVILLE...LADSON...MOUNT PLEASANT...REEVESVILLE...
RIDGEVILLE...SAINT GEORGE...SANGAREE...WANDO AND WEST ASHLEY.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR
REPORTS TO CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.


Some possible damage sustained to the tomato but more on that tomorrow, I'm off to bed.

-Mr. Ed

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