First real rain bands heading towards SC

[TLHR]

In Charleston, we've had some clouds and some drizzle this afternoon, but that's about to change.

There is an impressive rain band heading towards northern Charleston/southern Georgetown counties.

Also the rain over Savannah is slowly creeping up the coast.

Expect rain and some gusty winds overnight and into tomorrow.

http://www.wunderground.com/radar/mixed ... x&ID=CLX19

[calidoug]

LOL! "this is a carolina storm"

Expect nothing much at all in SC.

[alicia-w]

Hey, there's absolutely no reason to get nasty about it. Check your tongue and remember that this is the US of A, where people are ENCOURAGED to voice their opinions. Name calling doesnt fall in that category, I'm sure.

Any moderators around to moderate???

[TLHR]

"Check your tongue"??

LOL!

Is that how people talk in Niceville, FL?

Does this graph look like nothing is going to happen in SC?

http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radbl ... rms=10#top

[HugoCameandLeft]

Yep - we've had off and on rain this afternoon and clouds all night in nearby Pinopolis/Moncks Corner--- Little bit of wind too coming off the lake - Obviously nothing major, but its amazing how large Frances is

[7635]

geico sent me a email telling me that i could see some nasty weather from frances and thay will be ready to respond to my needs?i live in the foothills of nc.so here comes the carolina storm??

[TLHR]

In Charleston, we've had some clouds and some drizzle this afternoon, but that's about to change.

There is an impressive rain band heading towards northern Charleston/southern Georgetown counties.

Also the rain over Savannah is slowly creeping up the coast.

Expect rain and some gusty winds overnight and into tomorrow.

http://www.wunderground.com/radar/mixed ... x&ID=CLX19

Calidoug and Alicia-w,

Click on the radar link again.

(Ah....it's so nice to be right....)

[TLHR]

Expect nothing much at all in SC.

One plate of crow, coming up!

http://wchs.csc.noaa.gov

Flood Watch and Tornado Watch

[Brent]

Anytime your on the east side of a large system, you can expect lots of rain and isolated tornadoes(even if the thing is just a remnant low when it passes you). We've had plenty of remains of tropical systems come through here before.

[Suzy]

LOL! "this is a carolina storm"

Expect nothing much at all in SC.

no this is not a Carolina storm thank goodness, but I take tornado watches seriously. I live on the intercoastal-Edisto, and have seen some waterspouts turn into tornados and blow out 2 doors on the outside of my house, along with the garage...and right now the weather here is not too pretty. So really it is not "LOL" moment!

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
Tornado Watch for portions of

Northern Florida including the eastern Florida Panhandle
southeast Georgia
far southern South Carolina
coastal waters

Effective this Monday morning and afternoon from 450 am until 200
PM EDT.

Tornadoes... thunderstorm wind gusts to 70 mph... and dangerous
lightning are possible in these areas.

The Tornado Watch area is along and 80 statute miles east and west
of a line from 40 miles north northwest of Savannah Georgia to 30
miles southeast of Cross City Florida.

Remember... a Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening
weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible
warnings.

Other watch information... this Tornado Watch replaces Tornado
Watch number 802. Watch number 802 will not be in effect after 450
am EDT.

Discussion... rain bands and occasional thunderstorms will continue
rotating generally ewd across ww through the early to mid afternoon
as T.S. Frances lifts nnwwd towards the FL Panhandle. Expect
strongest updrafts will remain across ww during that time... where
instability and enhanced low level shear remain supportive of
mini-supercells and possible tornadoes.

Aviation... tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with extreme
turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi
with maximum tops to 450. Mean storm motion vector 09035.


... Evans

[Stormsfury]

The pressure gradient and wind field from Frances and a large sprawling North Atlantic High is channeling copious amounts of moisture into the region of South Carolina ... already have recorded over 1" of rain from squalls and have had a PK wind gust at the Post Office on James Island clocked at 40 mph (and several power surges) ...

SF