Charleston, SC Hazardous Weather Outlook

Charleston, South Carolina

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 334 AM EDT SAT JUL 26 2008
Expiration: 600 AM EDT SUN JUL 27 2008

...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND
SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW OF THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS
MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALSO
POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP TODAY. THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY
DISSIPATING.

PEOPLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. BE PREPARED TO TAKE
IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD THREATENING WEATHER APPROACH YOUR LOCATION
OR IF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS ISSUED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

EXCESSIVE HEAT...A RETURN TO HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 90S AND
HIGH HUMIDITY COULD RESULT IN HEAT INDICES IN EXCESS OF 105
DEGREES OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. HEAT ADVISORIES MAY EVENTUALLY
BE ISSUED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.