877  
WTUS82 KCAE 291502  
TCVCAE  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
IDALIA LOCAL WATCH/WARNING STATEMENT/ADVISORY NUMBER 12  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC AL102023  
1102 AM EDT TUE AUG 29 2023  
 
SCZ041-292315-  
/O.NEW.KCAE.TR.A.1010.230829T1502Z-000000T0000Z/  
BAMBERG-  
1102 AM EDT TUE AUG 29 2023  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT
 
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS TROPICAL STORM-FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE  
SOMEWHERE WITHIN THIS AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- BAMBERG  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 39  
TO 57 MPH  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR HAZARDOUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM  
FORCE.  
- PREPARE: EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD NOW BE  
UNDERWAY. PREPARE FOR LIMITED WIND DAMAGE.  
- ACT: ACT NOW TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS BEFORE THE WIND  
BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, SHEDS, AND UNANCHORED  
MOBILE HOMES. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS BLOWN ABOUT.  
- MANY LARGE TREE LIMBS BROKEN OFF. A FEW TREES SNAPPED OR  
UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES  
ARE SHALLOW ROOTED. SOME FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN  
OVER.  
- A FEW ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM DEBRIS, PARTICULARLY WITHIN  
URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING  
CONDITIONS ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS.  
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 4-8 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR  
FLOODING RAIN  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MAJOR FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES ARE  
LIKELY.  
- PREPARE: STRONGLY CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS, ESPECIALLY  
IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: EXTENSIVE  
- MAJOR RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT MANY EVACUATIONS AND  
RESCUES.  
- RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY RAPIDLY OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS IN  
MULTIPLE PLACES. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, CANALS, ARROYOS,  
AND DITCHES MAY BECOME DANGEROUS RIVERS. IN MOUNTAIN AREAS,  
DESTRUCTIVE RUNOFF MAY RUN QUICKLY DOWN VALLEYS WHILE  
INCREASING SUSCEPTIBILITY TO ROCKSLIDES AND MUDSLIDES.  
FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEMS AND BARRIERS MAY BECOME STRESSED.  
- FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER MANY STRUCTURES WITHIN MULTIPLE  
COMMUNITIES, SOME STRUCTURES BECOMING UNINHABITABLE OR  
WASHED AWAY. MANY PLACES WHERE FLOOD WATERS MAY COVER  
ESCAPE ROUTES. STREETS AND PARKING LOTS BECOME RIVERS OF  
MOVING WATER WITH UNDERPASSES SUBMERGED. DRIVING CONDITIONS  
BECOME DANGEROUS. MANY ROAD AND BRIDGE CLOSURES WITH SOME  
WEAKENED OR WASHED OUT.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL  
TORNADOES  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
SEVERAL TORNADOES WITH A FEW POSSIBLY INTENSE HAVING LARGER  
DAMAGE PATHS.  
- PREPARE: THOSE LIVING IN MANUFACTURED HOMES OR ON BOATS  
SHOULD PREPARE TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE HAZARDOUS  
WEATHER ARRIVES.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR TORNADO WATCHES AND WARNINGS. IF A TORNADO  
WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- THE OCCURRENCE OF SCATTERED TORNADOES CAN HINDER THE  
EXECUTION OF EMERGENCY PLANS DURING TROPICAL EVENTS.  
- SEVERAL PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE WITH A FEW  
SPOTS OF CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE, POWER LOSS, AND  
COMMUNICATIONS FAILURES.  
- LOCATIONS COULD REALIZE ROOFS TORN OFF FRAME HOUSES, MOBILE  
HOMES DEMOLISHED, BOXCARS OVERTURNED, LARGE TREES SNAPPED  
OR UPROOTED, VEHICLES TUMBLED, AND SMALL BOATS TOSSED  
ABOUT. DANGEROUS PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE TOLL.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/CAE  
- HTTP://READY.GOV/HURRICANES  
 

 
 
SCZ137-292315-  
/O.NEW.KCAE.TR.A.1010.230829T1502Z-000000T0000Z/  
SOUTHEASTERN ORANGEBURG-  
1102 AM EDT TUE AUG 29 2023  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT
 
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS TROPICAL STORM-FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE  
SOMEWHERE WITHIN THIS AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- HOLLY HILL  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 39  
TO 57 MPH  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR HAZARDOUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM  
FORCE.  
- PREPARE: EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD NOW BE  
UNDERWAY. PREPARE FOR LIMITED WIND DAMAGE.  
- ACT: ACT NOW TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS BEFORE THE WIND  
BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, SHEDS, AND UNANCHORED  
MOBILE HOMES. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS BLOWN ABOUT.  
- MANY LARGE TREE LIMBS BROKEN OFF. A FEW TREES SNAPPED OR  
UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES  
ARE SHALLOW ROOTED. SOME FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN  
OVER.  
- A FEW ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM DEBRIS, PARTICULARLY WITHIN  
URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING  
CONDITIONS ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS.  
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 4-8 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR  
FLOODING RAIN  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MAJOR FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES ARE  
LIKELY.  
- PREPARE: STRONGLY CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS, ESPECIALLY  
IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: EXTENSIVE  
- MAJOR RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT MANY EVACUATIONS AND  
RESCUES.  
- RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY RAPIDLY OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS IN  
MULTIPLE PLACES. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, CANALS, ARROYOS,  
AND DITCHES MAY BECOME DANGEROUS RIVERS. IN MOUNTAIN AREAS,  
DESTRUCTIVE RUNOFF MAY RUN QUICKLY DOWN VALLEYS WHILE  
INCREASING SUSCEPTIBILITY TO ROCKSLIDES AND MUDSLIDES.  
FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEMS AND BARRIERS MAY BECOME STRESSED.  
- FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER MANY STRUCTURES WITHIN MULTIPLE  
COMMUNITIES, SOME STRUCTURES BECOMING UNINHABITABLE OR  
WASHED AWAY. MANY PLACES WHERE FLOOD WATERS MAY COVER  
ESCAPE ROUTES. STREETS AND PARKING LOTS BECOME RIVERS OF  
MOVING WATER WITH UNDERPASSES SUBMERGED. DRIVING CONDITIONS  
BECOME DANGEROUS. MANY ROAD AND BRIDGE CLOSURES WITH SOME  
WEAKENED OR WASHED OUT.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL  
TORNADOES  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
SEVERAL TORNADOES WITH A FEW POSSIBLY INTENSE HAVING LARGER  
DAMAGE PATHS.  
- PREPARE: THOSE LIVING IN MANUFACTURED HOMES OR ON BOATS  
SHOULD PREPARE TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE HAZARDOUS  
WEATHER ARRIVES.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR TORNADO WATCHES AND WARNINGS. IF A TORNADO  
WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- THE OCCURRENCE OF SCATTERED TORNADOES CAN HINDER THE  
EXECUTION OF EMERGENCY PLANS DURING TROPICAL EVENTS.  
- SEVERAL PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE WITH A FEW  
SPOTS OF CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE, POWER LOSS, AND  
COMMUNICATIONS FAILURES.  
- LOCATIONS COULD REALIZE ROOFS TORN OFF FRAME HOUSES, MOBILE  
HOMES DEMOLISHED, BOXCARS OVERTURNED, LARGE TREES SNAPPED  
OR UPROOTED, VEHICLES TUMBLED, AND SMALL BOATS TOSSED  
ABOUT. DANGEROUS PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE TOLL.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/CAE  
- HTTP://READY.GOV/HURRICANES  
 

 
 
SCZ038-292315-  
/O.NEW.KCAE.TR.A.1010.230829T1502Z-000000T0000Z/  
CLARENDON-  
1102 AM EDT TUE AUG 29 2023  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT
 
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS TROPICAL STORM-FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE  
SOMEWHERE WITHIN THIS AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS  
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- MANNING  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 39  
TO 57 MPH  
- PLAN: PLAN FOR HAZARDOUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM  
FORCE.  
- PREPARE: EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD NOW BE  
UNDERWAY. PREPARE FOR LIMITED WIND DAMAGE.  
- ACT: ACT NOW TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS BEFORE THE WIND  
BECOMES HAZARDOUS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, SHEDS, AND UNANCHORED  
MOBILE HOMES. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS BLOWN ABOUT.  
- MANY LARGE TREE LIMBS BROKEN OFF. A FEW TREES SNAPPED OR  
UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES  
ARE SHALLOW ROOTED. SOME FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN  
OVER.  
- A FEW ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM DEBRIS, PARTICULARLY WITHIN  
URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING  
CONDITIONS ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS.  
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL 4-8 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY  
HIGHER AMOUNTS  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR  
FLOODING RAIN  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MAJOR FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES ARE  
LIKELY.  
- PREPARE: STRONGLY CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS, ESPECIALLY  
IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: EXTENSIVE  
- MAJOR RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT MANY EVACUATIONS AND  
RESCUES.  
- RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY RAPIDLY OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS IN  
MULTIPLE PLACES. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, CANALS, ARROYOS,  
AND DITCHES MAY BECOME DANGEROUS RIVERS. IN MOUNTAIN AREAS,  
DESTRUCTIVE RUNOFF MAY RUN QUICKLY DOWN VALLEYS WHILE  
INCREASING SUSCEPTIBILITY TO ROCKSLIDES AND MUDSLIDES.  
FLOOD CONTROL SYSTEMS AND BARRIERS MAY BECOME STRESSED.  
- FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER MANY STRUCTURES WITHIN MULTIPLE  
COMMUNITIES, SOME STRUCTURES BECOMING UNINHABITABLE OR  
WASHED AWAY. MANY PLACES WHERE FLOOD WATERS MAY COVER  
ESCAPE ROUTES. STREETS AND PARKING LOTS BECOME RIVERS OF  
MOVING WATER WITH UNDERPASSES SUBMERGED. DRIVING CONDITIONS  
BECOME DANGEROUS. MANY ROAD AND BRIDGE CLOSURES WITH SOME  
WEAKENED OR WASHED OUT.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL  
TORNADOES  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
SEVERAL TORNADOES WITH A FEW POSSIBLY INTENSE HAVING LARGER  
DAMAGE PATHS.  
- PREPARE: THOSE LIVING IN MANUFACTURED HOMES OR ON BOATS  
SHOULD PREPARE TO RELOCATE TO SAFE SHELTER BEFORE HAZARDOUS  
WEATHER ARRIVES.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR TORNADO WATCHES AND WARNINGS. IF A TORNADO  
WARNING IS ISSUED, BE READY TO SHELTER QUICKLY.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- THE OCCURRENCE OF SCATTERED TORNADOES CAN HINDER THE  
EXECUTION OF EMERGENCY PLANS DURING TROPICAL EVENTS.  
- SEVERAL PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE WITH A FEW  
SPOTS OF CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE, POWER LOSS, AND  
COMMUNICATIONS FAILURES.  
- LOCATIONS COULD REALIZE ROOFS TORN OFF FRAME HOUSES, MOBILE  
HOMES DEMOLISHED, BOXCARS OVERTURNED, LARGE TREES SNAPPED  
OR UPROOTED, VEHICLES TUMBLED, AND SMALL BOATS TOSSED  
ABOUT. DANGEROUS PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE TOLL.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/CAE  
- HTTP://READY.GOV/HURRICANES  
 

 
 
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