STORM2K

Looks like Hail and Damaging winds to be the main threat.




Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
443 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2006

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>051-051600-
JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-
INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG-
INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-BERKELEY-
INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER...
STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE...
FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI...
HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...ALLENDALE...
HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER...
RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...
JASPER
443 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2006

...SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK...

...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

A WARM AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD
OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AS THE SYSTEM NEARS SOUTH CAROLINA AND
GEORGIA. ADDITIONAL STORMS COULD ALSO BE INITIATED ALONG THE
SEA BREEZE FRONT. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY COULD BECOME SEVERE
WITH DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND HAIL PENNY SIZED OR
LARGER.

EMERGENCY MANAGERS..THE MEDIA AND THE PUBLIC SHOULD CONTINUE TO
FOLLOW THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED
TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS FOR ADDITIONAL
STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WATCHES AND WARNINGS DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING HOURS.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.


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WMS






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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
445 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2006

AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-
042>045-047>051-061000-
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT
20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-
INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG-
INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-BERKELEY-INLAND
JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
445 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS FROM THE SOUTH
SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
.SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
AND EASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA. POTENTIAL HAZARDS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. REFER TO THE SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK AND THE DAY
ONE CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

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Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1057 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2006

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-052200-
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-
ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-
WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-
ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON...
WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO...
HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG...
NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO...
RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY...
SOUTHERNPINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO...
ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON
1057 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2006

...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN
SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND A COLD FRONT...ENTERING CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA FROM THE WEST THIS EVENING IS EXPECTED TO INITIATE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY EARLY AFTERNOON OVER NORTHWEST SECTIONS... THEN DEVELOP AND SPREAD EAST SOUTHEAST ACROSS PIEDMONT... SANDHILLS... AND COASTAL PLAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

THE RISK IS SLIGHT THAT THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...MAINLY IN THE COUNTIES BORDERING SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH AND EAST OF SOUTHERN PINES.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO... OR LOCAL MEDIA...FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

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RFG

Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
356 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2006

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-060800-
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-
ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-
WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-
ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
356 AM EDT FRI MAY 5 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY INTO THIS EVENING

...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH THE
APPROACH OF A SURFACE COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON... TO INITIATE
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY EARLY AFTERNOON OVER THE FAR NORTHWEST PIEDMONT... THEN SPREAD EAST SOUTHEAST ACROSS PIEDMONT... SANDHILLS... AND COASTAL PLAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK THAT A FEW OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BECOME SEVERE... AND PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH. LARGE HAIL...THE SIZE OF PENNIES OR NICKELS MAY ALSO OCCUR.

THE BEST CHANCE OF SEVERE STORMS WILL BE OVER THE NORTHWEST
PIEDMONT BETWEEN NOON AND 500 PM... AND OVER THE REST OF THE
PIEDMONT... SANDHILLS... AND COASTAL PLAIN BETWEEN 200 PM AND 900 PM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY IN THE EVENING.

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BADGETT