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HURRICANE MILTON LOCAL STATEMENT ADVISORY NUMBER 17
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC AL142024
526 AM EDT WED OCT 9 2024
THIS PRODUCT COVERS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA
**HURRICANE MILTON EXPECTED TO BRING WIND AND SURGE IMPACTS TO
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA**
NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING FOR COASTAL BRYAN, COASTAL CHATHAM, COASTAL LIBERTY,
COASTAL MCINTOSH, INLAND BRYAN, INLAND CHATHAM, INLAND LIBERTY,
AND INLAND MCINTOSH
* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND STORM SURGE WATCH ARE IN EFFECT
FOR COASTAL BRYAN, COASTAL CHATHAM, COASTAL LIBERTY, AND
COASTAL MCINTOSH
- A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND BRYAN, INLAND
CHATHAM, INLAND LIBERTY, AND INLAND MCINTOSH
- A STORM SURGE WATCH AND TROPICAL STORM WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FOR
BEAUFORT, COASTAL COLLETON, AND COASTAL JASPER
- A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR CHARLESTON, INLAND
BERKELEY, INLAND JASPER, LONG, AND TIDAL BERKELEY
* STORM INFORMATION:
- ABOUT 660 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON SC OR ABOUT 580
MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF SAVANNAH GA
- 24.5N 85.4W
- STORM INTENSITY 160 MPH
- MOVEMENT NORTHEAST OR 45 DEGREES AT 14 MPH
SITUATION OVERVIEW
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HURRICANE MILTON IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL LATE TONIGHT AS A
MAJOR HURRICANE ALONG THE CENTRAL WEST COAST OF FLORIDA. THE SYSTEM
WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS TO THE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE FLORIDA
PENINSULA AND INTO THE ATLANTIC THURSDAY AFTERNOON. MILTON WILL THEN
CONTINUE TO MOVE FURTHER EASTWARD INTO THE ATLANTIC ON FRIDAY.
ALTHOUGH MILTON WILL PASS WELL SOUTH OF THE AREA, SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS
WILL EXTEND FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES FROM WHERE THE CENTER TRACKS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BEGIN IMPACTING COASTAL
PORTIONS OF THE AREA THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE
HIGHEST WINDS OCCURRING NEAR THE COAST AND ON ELEVATED BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES. WINDS WILL THEN STEADILY WEAKEN THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN DOWN OR UPROOT TREES AND CAUSE POWER
OUTAGES.
STORM SURGE INUNDATION OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMALLY DRY GROUND IS
POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST, EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FEET ALONG THE COAST OF
CHARLESTON COUNTY, INCLUDING DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON. THE GREATEST
POTENTIAL FOR INUNDATION COULD OCCUR WITH THE HIGH TIDE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITH HIGH TIDE
CYCLES THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
BREAKING WAVES OF 5 FT OR GREATER ARE POSSIBLE AT ALL BEACHES TONIGHT
INTO FRIDAY. BREAKERS COULD PEAK AROUND 5-8 FT THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED ALONG THE ENTIRE GEORGIA COAST,
AND THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST UP THROUGH EDISTO BEACH. MINOR BEACH
EROSION IS ALSO A CONCERN FOR THE CHARLESTON COUNTY BEACHES,
ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* WIND:
PROTECT AGAINST HAZARDOUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS
COASTAL AREAS. POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN THIS AREA INCLUDE:
- DAMAGE TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, SHEDS, AND UNANCHORED
MOBILE HOMES. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS BLOWN ABOUT.
- LARGE TREE LIMBS BROKEN OFF. A FEW TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED,
BUT WITH GREATER NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES ARE SHALLOW
ROOTED.
- SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE DUE TO DEBRIS, PARTICULARLY WITHIN URBAN
OR HEAVILY WOODED LOCATIONS. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON
BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED ROADWAYS, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.
- ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES.
ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA,
LITTLE TO NO IMPACT IS ANTICIPATED.
* SURGE:
PROTECT AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING SURGE HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS ACROSS COASTAL GEORGIA AND COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTH OF
EDISTO BEACH. POTENTIAL IMPACTS IN THIS AREA INCLUDE:
- AREAS OF INUNDATION OF SALTWATER ALONG IMMEDIATE SHORELINES AND
IN LOW-LYING SPOTS FARTHER INLAND NEAR RIVERS AND CREEKS, WITH
STORM SURGE FLOODING ACCENTUATED BY WAVES. DAMAGE TO SEVERAL
BUILDINGS, MAINLY NEAR THE COAST.
- SECTIONS OF NEAR-SHORE ESCAPE ROUTES AND SECONDARY ROADS BECOME
WEAKENED OR WASHED OUT, ESPECIALLY IN NORMALLY VULNERABLE LOW
SPOTS.
- MODERATE TO MAJOR BEACH EROSION WITH HEAVY SURF BREACHING
DUNES. STRONG AND NUMEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
- MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE TO MARINAS, DOCKS, BOARDWALKS, AND
PIERS. SEVERAL SMALL CRAFT BROKEN AWAY FROM MOORINGS,
ESPECIALLY IN UNPROTECTED ANCHORAGES. SOME NAVIGATION AIDS
POSSIBLY DISPLACED WELL OFF STATION, CREATING DIFFICULT
NAVIGATION NEAR INLETS AND WATERWAYS.
ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA,
LITTLE TO NO IMPACT IS ANTICIPATED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* EVACUATIONS:
FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS.
* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
NOW IS THE TIME TO COMPLETE ALL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN. ENSURE YOU ARE IN A
SAFE LOCATION BEFORE THE ONSET OF STRONG WINDS OR POSSIBLE FLOODING.
IF YOU ARE A VISITOR, BE SURE TO KNOW THE NAME OF THE CITY OR TOWN IN
WHICH YOU ARE STAYING AND THE NAME OF THE COUNTY OR PARISH IN WHICH
IT RESIDES. LISTEN FOR THESE LOCATIONS IN LOCAL NEWS UPDATES. PAY
ATTENTION FOR INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER.GOV, NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. BE READY TO ADAPT TO POSSIBLE CHANGES
TO THE FORECAST. ENSURE YOU HAVE MULTIPLE WAYS TO RECEIVE WEATHER
WARNINGS.
* ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
- FOR INFORMATION ON APPROPRIATE PREPARATIONS SEE READY.GOV
- FOR INFORMATION ON CREATING AN EMERGENCY PLAN SEE GETAGAMEPLAN.ORG
- FOR ADDITIONAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION SEE REDCROSS.ORG
NEXT UPDATE
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THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON SC AROUND 11 AM EDT, OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.
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