199  
WTUS82 KILM 262051  
TCVILM  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
HELENE LOCAL WATCH/WARNING STATEMENT/ADVISORY NUMBER 14  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC AL092024  
451 PM EDT THU SEP 26 2024  
 
SCZ054-270500-  
/O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
COASTAL HORRY-  
451 PM EDT THU SEP 26 2024  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- SURFSIDE BEACH  
- MYRTLE BEACH  
- NORTH MYRTLE BEACH  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 25-35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 39  
TO 57 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- 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 IS POSSIBLE. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY  
BE BLOWN ABOUT.  
- SOME LARGE LIMBS MAY BREAK FROM TREES. A FEW SHALLOW ROOTED  
OR WEAK TREES MAY SNAP OR BE KNOCKED DOWN. SOME FENCES AND  
ROADWAY SIGNS WILL BE DAMAGED.  
- A FEW ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO DEBRIS,  
PARTICULARLY WITHIN URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES.  
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY FOR  
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED  
ROADWAYS.  
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.  
 
* STORM SURGE  
- NO STORM SURGE INUNDATION FORECAST  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: LITTLE TO NO STORM  
SURGE FLOODING  
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: THERE IS LITTLE TO NO THREAT OF STORM SURGE FLOODING.  
ROUGH SURF, COASTAL EROSION, AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP  
CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE.  
- PREPARE: LITTLE TO NO PREPARATIONS FOR STORM SURGE FLOODING  
ARE NEEDED.  
- ACT: FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF LOCAL OFFICIALS. MONITOR  
FORECASTS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LITTLE TO NONE  
- LITTLE TO NO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM STORM SURGE FLOODING.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL AROUND 1 INCH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR  
LOCALIZED FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS DECREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS  
ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
LOCALIZED FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN.  
- PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA  
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- LOCALIZED FLOODING FROM RAINFALL MAY OCCUR, ESPECIALLY IN  
LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. SOME RIVERS AND CREEKS  
MAY RISE AS A RESULT OF THE RAIN. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS,  
AND DITCHES MAY OVERFLOW IN SOME LOCATIONS.  
- SEVERAL STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION PONDS MAY BECOME FULL  
AND BEGIN TO OVERFLOW. SOME BRIEF ROAD CLOSURES ARE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS VERY FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR MANY  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS INCREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS  
ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR MANY  
TORNADOES WITH SOME 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: EXTENSIVE  
- THE OCCURRENCE OF NUMEROUS TORNADOES CAN GREATLY AFFECT  
PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS DURING TROPICAL EVENTS.  
- TORNADOES CAN SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGE HOMES, DESTROY MOBILE  
HOMES, UPROOT AND SNAP TREES, DESTROY CARS AND BOATS. LARGE  
AND DEADLY PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE DAMAGE.  
- MANY PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE WITH A FEW SPOTS  
OF IMMENSE DESTRUCTION, POWER LOSS, AND COMMUNICATIONS  
FAILURES.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILM/TROPICAL  
- HTTP://READY.GOV/HURRICANES  
- HTTP://SCEMD.ORG  
 

 
 
SCZ056-270500-  
/O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
COASTAL GEORGETOWN-  
451 PM EDT THU SEP 26 2024  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- GEORGETOWN  
- MURRELLS INLET  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 25-35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 39  
TO 57 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- 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 IS POSSIBLE. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY  
BE BLOWN ABOUT.  
- SOME LARGE LIMBS MAY BREAK FROM TREES. A FEW SHALLOW ROOTED  
OR WEAK TREES MAY SNAP OR BE KNOCKED DOWN. SOME FENCES AND  
ROADWAY SIGNS WILL BE DAMAGED.  
- A FEW ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO DEBRIS,  
PARTICULARLY WITHIN URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES.  
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY FOR  
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED  
ROADWAYS.  
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.  
 
* STORM SURGE  
- NO STORM SURGE INUNDATION FORECAST  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: LITTLE TO NO STORM  
SURGE FLOODING  
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: THERE IS LITTLE TO NO THREAT OF STORM SURGE FLOODING.  
ROUGH SURF, COASTAL EROSION, AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP  
CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE.  
- PREPARE: LITTLE TO NO PREPARATIONS FOR STORM SURGE FLOODING  
ARE NEEDED.  
- ACT: FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF LOCAL OFFICIALS. MONITOR  
FORECASTS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LITTLE TO NONE  
- LITTLE TO NO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM STORM SURGE FLOODING.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL AROUND 1 INCH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE POSSIBLE.  
- PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA  
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- MODERATE FLOODING FROM RAINFALL MAY PROMPT SOME EVACUATIONS  
AND RESCUES.  
- RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY RISE AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A  
FEW PLACES, ESPECIALLY IN THE TYPICAL PRONE LOCATIONS.  
SMALL CREEKS AND DITCHES MAY OVERFLOW.  
- FLOOD WATERS MAY ENTER SOME STRUCTURES. UNDERPASSES,  
LOW-LYING SPOTS ALONG ROADWAYS, AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY  
BECOME SUBMERGED BY RISING WATER. SOME SECONDARY STREETS  
AND PARKING LOTS MAY FLOOD AS STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION  
PONDS OVERFLOW.  
- DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS, AND SOME ROAD  
CLOSURES CAN BE EXPECTED.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS VERY FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR MANY  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR MANY  
TORNADOES WITH SOME 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: EXTENSIVE  
- THE OCCURRENCE OF NUMEROUS TORNADOES CAN GREATLY AFFECT  
PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS DURING TROPICAL EVENTS.  
- TORNADOES CAN SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGE HOMES, DESTROY MOBILE  
HOMES, UPROOT AND SNAP TREES, DESTROY CARS AND BOATS. LARGE  
AND DEADLY PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE DAMAGE.  
- MANY PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE WITH A FEW SPOTS  
OF IMMENSE DESTRUCTION, POWER LOSS, AND COMMUNICATIONS  
FAILURES.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILM/TROPICAL  
- HTTP://READY.GOV/HURRICANES  
- HTTP://SCEMD.ORG  
 

 
 
SCZ055-270500-  
/O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
INLAND GEORGETOWN-  
451 PM EDT THU SEP 26 2024  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- ANDREWS  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 39  
TO 57 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- 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 IS POSSIBLE. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY  
BE BLOWN ABOUT.  
- SOME LARGE LIMBS MAY BREAK FROM TREES. A FEW SHALLOW ROOTED  
OR WEAK TREES MAY SNAP OR BE KNOCKED DOWN. SOME FENCES AND  
ROADWAY SIGNS WILL BE DAMAGED.  
- A FEW ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO DEBRIS,  
PARTICULARLY WITHIN URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES.  
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY FOR  
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED  
ROADWAYS.  
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.  
 
* STORM SURGE  
- NO STORM SURGE INUNDATION FORECAST  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: LITTLE TO NO STORM  
SURGE FLOODING  
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: THERE IS LITTLE TO NO THREAT OF STORM SURGE FLOODING.  
ROUGH SURF, COASTAL EROSION, AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP  
CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE.  
- PREPARE: LITTLE TO NO PREPARATIONS FOR STORM SURGE FLOODING  
ARE NEEDED.  
- ACT: FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF LOCAL OFFICIALS. MONITOR  
FORECASTS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LITTLE TO NONE  
- LITTLE TO NO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM STORM SURGE FLOODING.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL AROUND 1 INCH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE POSSIBLE.  
- PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA  
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- MODERATE FLOODING FROM RAINFALL MAY PROMPT SOME EVACUATIONS  
AND RESCUES.  
- RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY RISE AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A  
FEW PLACES, ESPECIALLY IN THE TYPICAL PRONE LOCATIONS.  
SMALL CREEKS AND DITCHES MAY OVERFLOW.  
- FLOOD WATERS MAY ENTER SOME STRUCTURES. UNDERPASSES,  
LOW-LYING SPOTS ALONG ROADWAYS, AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY  
BECOME SUBMERGED BY RISING WATER. SOME SECONDARY STREETS  
AND PARKING LOTS MAY FLOOD AS STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION  
PONDS OVERFLOW.  
- DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS, AND SOME ROAD  
CLOSURES CAN BE EXPECTED.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS VERY FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR MANY  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR MANY  
TORNADOES WITH SOME 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: EXTENSIVE  
- THE OCCURRENCE OF NUMEROUS TORNADOES CAN GREATLY AFFECT  
PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS DURING TROPICAL EVENTS.  
- TORNADOES CAN SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGE HOMES, DESTROY MOBILE  
HOMES, UPROOT AND SNAP TREES, DESTROY CARS AND BOATS. LARGE  
AND DEADLY PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE DAMAGE.  
- MANY PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE WITH A FEW SPOTS  
OF IMMENSE DESTRUCTION, POWER LOSS, AND COMMUNICATIONS  
FAILURES.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILM/TROPICAL  
- HTTP://READY.GOV/HURRICANES  
- HTTP://SCEMD.ORG  
 

 
 
SCZ017-270500-  
/O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
MARLBORO-  
451 PM EDT THU SEP 26 2024  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- BENNETTSVILLE  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 39  
TO 57 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- 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 IS POSSIBLE. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY  
BE BLOWN ABOUT.  
- SOME LARGE LIMBS MAY BREAK FROM TREES. A FEW SHALLOW ROOTED  
OR WEAK TREES MAY SNAP OR BE KNOCKED DOWN. SOME FENCES AND  
ROADWAY SIGNS WILL BE DAMAGED.  
- A FEW ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO DEBRIS,  
PARTICULARLY WITHIN URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES.  
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY FOR  
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED  
ROADWAYS.  
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL AROUND 1 INCH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE POSSIBLE.  
- PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA  
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- MODERATE FLOODING FROM RAINFALL MAY PROMPT SOME EVACUATIONS  
AND RESCUES.  
- RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY RISE AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A  
FEW PLACES, ESPECIALLY IN THE TYPICAL PRONE LOCATIONS.  
SMALL CREEKS AND DITCHES MAY OVERFLOW.  
- FLOOD WATERS MAY ENTER SOME STRUCTURES. UNDERPASSES,  
LOW-LYING SPOTS ALONG ROADWAYS, AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY  
BECOME SUBMERGED BY RISING WATER. SOME SECONDARY STREETS  
AND PARKING LOTS MAY FLOOD AS STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION  
PONDS OVERFLOW.  
- DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS, AND SOME ROAD  
CLOSURES CAN BE EXPECTED.  
 
* 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  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- 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  
PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS DURING TROPICAL EVENTS.  
- TORNADOES CAN RIP ROOFS FROM HOMES, DESTROY MOBILE HOMES,  
CAUSE TREES TO BECOME SNAPPED OR UPROOTED, FLIP CARS AND  
BOATS. DANGEROUS PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE DAMAGE.  
- SEVERAL PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE WITH A FEW  
SPOTS OF CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE, POWER LOSS, AND  
COMMUNICATIONS FAILURES.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILM/TROPICAL  
- HTTP://READY.GOV/HURRICANES  
- HTTP://SCEMD.ORG  
 

 
 
SCZ023-270500-  
/O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
DARLINGTON-  
451 PM EDT THU SEP 26 2024  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- HARTSVILLE  
- DARLINGTON  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 39  
TO 57 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- 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 IS POSSIBLE. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY  
BE BLOWN ABOUT.  
- SOME LARGE LIMBS MAY BREAK FROM TREES. A FEW SHALLOW ROOTED  
OR WEAK TREES MAY SNAP OR BE KNOCKED DOWN. SOME FENCES AND  
ROADWAY SIGNS WILL BE DAMAGED.  
- A FEW ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO DEBRIS,  
PARTICULARLY WITHIN URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES.  
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY FOR  
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED  
ROADWAYS.  
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL AROUND 1 INCH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE POSSIBLE.  
- PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA  
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- MODERATE FLOODING FROM RAINFALL MAY PROMPT SOME EVACUATIONS  
AND RESCUES.  
- RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY RISE AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A  
FEW PLACES, ESPECIALLY IN THE TYPICAL PRONE LOCATIONS.  
SMALL CREEKS AND DITCHES MAY OVERFLOW.  
- FLOOD WATERS MAY ENTER SOME STRUCTURES. UNDERPASSES,  
LOW-LYING SPOTS ALONG ROADWAYS, AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY  
BECOME SUBMERGED BY RISING WATER. SOME SECONDARY STREETS  
AND PARKING LOTS MAY FLOOD AS STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION  
PONDS OVERFLOW.  
- DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS, AND SOME ROAD  
CLOSURES CAN BE EXPECTED.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS VERY FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR MANY  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS INCREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS  
ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR MANY  
TORNADOES WITH SOME 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: EXTENSIVE  
- THE OCCURRENCE OF NUMEROUS TORNADOES CAN GREATLY AFFECT  
PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS DURING TROPICAL EVENTS.  
- TORNADOES CAN SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGE HOMES, DESTROY MOBILE  
HOMES, UPROOT AND SNAP TREES, DESTROY CARS AND BOATS. LARGE  
AND DEADLY PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE DAMAGE.  
- MANY PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE WITH A FEW SPOTS  
OF IMMENSE DESTRUCTION, POWER LOSS, AND COMMUNICATIONS  
FAILURES.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILM/TROPICAL  
- HTTP://READY.GOV/HURRICANES  
- HTTP://SCEMD.ORG  
 

 
 
SCZ024-270500-  
/O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
DILLON-  
451 PM EDT THU SEP 26 2024  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- DILLON  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 39  
TO 57 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- 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 IS POSSIBLE. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY  
BE BLOWN ABOUT.  
- SOME LARGE LIMBS MAY BREAK FROM TREES. A FEW SHALLOW ROOTED  
OR WEAK TREES MAY SNAP OR BE KNOCKED DOWN. SOME FENCES AND  
ROADWAY SIGNS WILL BE DAMAGED.  
- A FEW ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO DEBRIS,  
PARTICULARLY WITHIN URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES.  
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY FOR  
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED  
ROADWAYS.  
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL AROUND 1 INCH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE POSSIBLE.  
- PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA  
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- MODERATE FLOODING FROM RAINFALL MAY PROMPT SOME EVACUATIONS  
AND RESCUES.  
- RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY RISE AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A  
FEW PLACES, ESPECIALLY IN THE TYPICAL PRONE LOCATIONS.  
SMALL CREEKS AND DITCHES MAY OVERFLOW.  
- FLOOD WATERS MAY ENTER SOME STRUCTURES. UNDERPASSES,  
LOW-LYING SPOTS ALONG ROADWAYS, AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY  
BECOME SUBMERGED BY RISING WATER. SOME SECONDARY STREETS  
AND PARKING LOTS MAY FLOOD AS STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION  
PONDS OVERFLOW.  
- DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS, AND SOME ROAD  
CLOSURES CAN BE EXPECTED.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS VERY FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR MANY  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS INCREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS  
ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR MANY  
TORNADOES WITH SOME 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: EXTENSIVE  
- THE OCCURRENCE OF NUMEROUS TORNADOES CAN GREATLY AFFECT  
PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS DURING TROPICAL EVENTS.  
- TORNADOES CAN SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGE HOMES, DESTROY MOBILE  
HOMES, UPROOT AND SNAP TREES, DESTROY CARS AND BOATS. LARGE  
AND DEADLY PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE DAMAGE.  
- MANY PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE WITH A FEW SPOTS  
OF IMMENSE DESTRUCTION, POWER LOSS, AND COMMUNICATIONS  
FAILURES.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILM/TROPICAL  
- HTTP://READY.GOV/HURRICANES  
- HTTP://SCEMD.ORG  
 

 
 
SCZ032-270500-  
/O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
FLORENCE-  
451 PM EDT THU SEP 26 2024  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- FLORENCE  
- LAKE CITY  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 39  
TO 57 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- 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 IS POSSIBLE. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY  
BE BLOWN ABOUT.  
- SOME LARGE LIMBS MAY BREAK FROM TREES. A FEW SHALLOW ROOTED  
OR WEAK TREES MAY SNAP OR BE KNOCKED DOWN. SOME FENCES AND  
ROADWAY SIGNS WILL BE DAMAGED.  
- A FEW ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO DEBRIS,  
PARTICULARLY WITHIN URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES.  
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY FOR  
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED  
ROADWAYS.  
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL AROUND 1 INCH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE POSSIBLE.  
- PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA  
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- MODERATE FLOODING FROM RAINFALL MAY PROMPT SOME EVACUATIONS  
AND RESCUES.  
- RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY RISE AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A  
FEW PLACES, ESPECIALLY IN THE TYPICAL PRONE LOCATIONS.  
SMALL CREEKS AND DITCHES MAY OVERFLOW.  
- FLOOD WATERS MAY ENTER SOME STRUCTURES. UNDERPASSES,  
LOW-LYING SPOTS ALONG ROADWAYS, AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY  
BECOME SUBMERGED BY RISING WATER. SOME SECONDARY STREETS  
AND PARKING LOTS MAY FLOOD AS STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION  
PONDS OVERFLOW.  
- DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS, AND SOME ROAD  
CLOSURES CAN BE EXPECTED.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS VERY FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR MANY  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS INCREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS  
ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR MANY  
TORNADOES WITH SOME 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: EXTENSIVE  
- THE OCCURRENCE OF NUMEROUS TORNADOES CAN GREATLY AFFECT  
PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS DURING TROPICAL EVENTS.  
- TORNADOES CAN SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGE HOMES, DESTROY MOBILE  
HOMES, UPROOT AND SNAP TREES, DESTROY CARS AND BOATS. LARGE  
AND DEADLY PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE DAMAGE.  
- MANY PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE WITH A FEW SPOTS  
OF IMMENSE DESTRUCTION, POWER LOSS, AND COMMUNICATIONS  
FAILURES.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILM/TROPICAL  
- HTTP://READY.GOV/HURRICANES  
- HTTP://SCEMD.ORG  
 

 
 
SCZ033-270500-  
/O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
MARION-  
451 PM EDT THU SEP 26 2024  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- MARION  
- MULLINS  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 39  
TO 57 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- 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 IS POSSIBLE. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY  
BE BLOWN ABOUT.  
- SOME LARGE LIMBS MAY BREAK FROM TREES. A FEW SHALLOW ROOTED  
OR WEAK TREES MAY SNAP OR BE KNOCKED DOWN. SOME FENCES AND  
ROADWAY SIGNS WILL BE DAMAGED.  
- A FEW ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO DEBRIS,  
PARTICULARLY WITHIN URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES.  
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY FOR  
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED  
ROADWAYS.  
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL AROUND 1 INCH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE POSSIBLE.  
- PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA  
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- MODERATE FLOODING FROM RAINFALL MAY PROMPT SOME EVACUATIONS  
AND RESCUES.  
- RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY RISE AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A  
FEW PLACES, ESPECIALLY IN THE TYPICAL PRONE LOCATIONS.  
SMALL CREEKS AND DITCHES MAY OVERFLOW.  
- FLOOD WATERS MAY ENTER SOME STRUCTURES. UNDERPASSES,  
LOW-LYING SPOTS ALONG ROADWAYS, AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY  
BECOME SUBMERGED BY RISING WATER. SOME SECONDARY STREETS  
AND PARKING LOTS MAY FLOOD AS STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION  
PONDS OVERFLOW.  
- DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS, AND SOME ROAD  
CLOSURES CAN BE EXPECTED.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS VERY FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR MANY  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS INCREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS  
ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR MANY  
TORNADOES WITH SOME 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: EXTENSIVE  
- THE OCCURRENCE OF NUMEROUS TORNADOES CAN GREATLY AFFECT  
PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS DURING TROPICAL EVENTS.  
- TORNADOES CAN SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGE HOMES, DESTROY MOBILE  
HOMES, UPROOT AND SNAP TREES, DESTROY CARS AND BOATS. LARGE  
AND DEADLY PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE DAMAGE.  
- MANY PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE WITH A FEW SPOTS  
OF IMMENSE DESTRUCTION, POWER LOSS, AND COMMUNICATIONS  
FAILURES.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILM/TROPICAL  
- HTTP://READY.GOV/HURRICANES  
- HTTP://SCEMD.ORG  
 

 
 
SCZ039-270500-  
/O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
WILLIAMSBURG-  
451 PM EDT THU SEP 26 2024  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- KINGSTREE  
- HEMINGWAY  
 
* 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  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- 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 IS POSSIBLE. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY  
BE BLOWN ABOUT.  
- SOME LARGE LIMBS MAY BREAK FROM TREES. A FEW SHALLOW ROOTED  
OR WEAK TREES MAY SNAP OR BE KNOCKED DOWN. SOME FENCES AND  
ROADWAY SIGNS WILL BE DAMAGED.  
- A FEW ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO DEBRIS,  
PARTICULARLY WITHIN URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES.  
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY FOR  
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED  
ROADWAYS.  
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL AROUND 1 INCH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE POSSIBLE.  
- PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA  
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- MODERATE FLOODING FROM RAINFALL MAY PROMPT SOME EVACUATIONS  
AND RESCUES.  
- RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY RISE AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A  
FEW PLACES, ESPECIALLY IN THE TYPICAL PRONE LOCATIONS.  
SMALL CREEKS AND DITCHES MAY OVERFLOW.  
- FLOOD WATERS MAY ENTER SOME STRUCTURES. UNDERPASSES,  
LOW-LYING SPOTS ALONG ROADWAYS, AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY  
BECOME SUBMERGED BY RISING WATER. SOME SECONDARY STREETS  
AND PARKING LOTS MAY FLOOD AS STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION  
PONDS OVERFLOW.  
- DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS, AND SOME ROAD  
CLOSURES CAN BE EXPECTED.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS VERY FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR MANY  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR MANY  
TORNADOES WITH SOME 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: EXTENSIVE  
- THE OCCURRENCE OF NUMEROUS TORNADOES CAN GREATLY AFFECT  
PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS DURING TROPICAL EVENTS.  
- TORNADOES CAN SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGE HOMES, DESTROY MOBILE  
HOMES, UPROOT AND SNAP TREES, DESTROY CARS AND BOATS. LARGE  
AND DEADLY PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE DAMAGE.  
- MANY PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE WITH A FEW SPOTS  
OF IMMENSE DESTRUCTION, POWER LOSS, AND COMMUNICATIONS  
FAILURES.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILM/TROPICAL  
- HTTP://READY.GOV/HURRICANES  
- HTTP://SCEMD.ORG  
 

 
 
SCZ058-270500-  
/O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
CENTRAL HORRY-  
451 PM EDT THU SEP 26 2024  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- CONWAY  
- LONGS  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 39  
TO 57 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- 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 IS POSSIBLE. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY  
BE BLOWN ABOUT.  
- SOME LARGE LIMBS MAY BREAK FROM TREES. A FEW SHALLOW ROOTED  
OR WEAK TREES MAY SNAP OR BE KNOCKED DOWN. SOME FENCES AND  
ROADWAY SIGNS WILL BE DAMAGED.  
- A FEW ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO DEBRIS,  
PARTICULARLY WITHIN URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES.  
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY FOR  
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED  
ROADWAYS.  
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.  
 
* STORM SURGE  
- NO STORM SURGE INUNDATION FORECAST  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: LITTLE TO NO STORM  
SURGE FLOODING  
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: THERE IS LITTLE TO NO THREAT OF STORM SURGE FLOODING.  
ROUGH SURF, COASTAL EROSION, AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP  
CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE.  
- PREPARE: LITTLE TO NO PREPARATIONS FOR STORM SURGE FLOODING  
ARE NEEDED.  
- ACT: FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF LOCAL OFFICIALS. MONITOR  
FORECASTS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LITTLE TO NONE  
- LITTLE TO NO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM STORM SURGE FLOODING.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL AROUND 1 INCH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE POSSIBLE.  
- PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA  
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- MODERATE FLOODING FROM RAINFALL MAY PROMPT SOME EVACUATIONS  
AND RESCUES.  
- RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY RISE AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A  
FEW PLACES, ESPECIALLY IN THE TYPICAL PRONE LOCATIONS.  
SMALL CREEKS AND DITCHES MAY OVERFLOW.  
- FLOOD WATERS MAY ENTER SOME STRUCTURES. UNDERPASSES,  
LOW-LYING SPOTS ALONG ROADWAYS, AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY  
BECOME SUBMERGED BY RISING WATER. SOME SECONDARY STREETS  
AND PARKING LOTS MAY FLOOD AS STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION  
PONDS OVERFLOW.  
- DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS, AND SOME ROAD  
CLOSURES CAN BE EXPECTED.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS VERY FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR MANY  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS INCREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS  
ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR MANY  
TORNADOES WITH SOME 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: EXTENSIVE  
- THE OCCURRENCE OF NUMEROUS TORNADOES CAN GREATLY AFFECT  
PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS DURING TROPICAL EVENTS.  
- TORNADOES CAN SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGE HOMES, DESTROY MOBILE  
HOMES, UPROOT AND SNAP TREES, DESTROY CARS AND BOATS. LARGE  
AND DEADLY PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE DAMAGE.  
- MANY PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE WITH A FEW SPOTS  
OF IMMENSE DESTRUCTION, POWER LOSS, AND COMMUNICATIONS  
FAILURES.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILM/TROPICAL  
- HTTP://READY.GOV/HURRICANES  
- HTTP://SCEMD.ORG  
 

 
 
SCZ059-270500-  
/O.CON.KILM.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
NORTHERN HORRY-  
451 PM EDT THU SEP 26 2024  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- GREEN SEA  
- AYNOR  
- LORIS  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR WIND 39  
TO 57 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- 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 IS POSSIBLE. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS MAY  
BE BLOWN ABOUT.  
- SOME LARGE LIMBS MAY BREAK FROM TREES. A FEW SHALLOW ROOTED  
OR WEAK TREES MAY SNAP OR BE KNOCKED DOWN. SOME FENCES AND  
ROADWAY SIGNS WILL BE DAMAGED.  
- A FEW ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO DEBRIS,  
PARTICULARLY WITHIN URBAN OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES.  
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY FOR  
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON BRIDGES AND OTHER ELEVATED  
ROADWAYS.  
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL AROUND 1 INCH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM  
THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
MODERATE FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN. EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES  
ARE POSSIBLE.  
- PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA  
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. FAILURE TO TAKE  
ACTION MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT  
- MODERATE FLOODING FROM RAINFALL MAY PROMPT SOME EVACUATIONS  
AND RESCUES.  
- RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY RISE AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A  
FEW PLACES, ESPECIALLY IN THE TYPICAL PRONE LOCATIONS.  
SMALL CREEKS AND DITCHES MAY OVERFLOW.  
- FLOOD WATERS MAY ENTER SOME STRUCTURES. UNDERPASSES,  
LOW-LYING SPOTS ALONG ROADWAYS, AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS MAY  
BECOME SUBMERGED BY RISING WATER. SOME SECONDARY STREETS  
AND PARKING LOTS MAY FLOOD AS STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION  
PONDS OVERFLOW.  
- DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS, AND SOME ROAD  
CLOSURES CAN BE EXPECTED.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS VERY FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR MANY  
TORNADOES  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS INCREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS  
ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR MANY  
TORNADOES WITH SOME 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: EXTENSIVE  
- THE OCCURRENCE OF NUMEROUS TORNADOES CAN GREATLY AFFECT  
PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS DURING TROPICAL EVENTS.  
- TORNADOES CAN SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGE HOMES, DESTROY MOBILE  
HOMES, UPROOT AND SNAP TREES, DESTROY CARS AND BOATS. LARGE  
AND DEADLY PROJECTILES CAN ADD TO THE DAMAGE.  
- MANY PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE WITH A FEW SPOTS  
OF IMMENSE DESTRUCTION, POWER LOSS, AND COMMUNICATIONS  
FAILURES.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ILM/TROPICAL  
- HTTP://READY.GOV/HURRICANES  
- HTTP://SCEMD.ORG  
 

 
 
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