Beaufort County
EXTREME Hurricane Warning
Fri, Sep 30, 2022, 12:33 PM EDT
…HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT…
…STORM SURGE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT…
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED
– HILTON HEAD ISLAND
– BEAUFORT
– BLUFFTON
* WIND
– LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND
– PEAK WIND FORECAST: 35-45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH
– WINDOW FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS: THROUGH THE NEXT FEW
HOURS
– 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 DECREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.
– PLAN: PLAN FOR HAZARDOUS WIND OF EQUIVALENT TROPICAL STORM
FORCE.
– PREPARE: LAST MINUTE EFFORTS TO PROTECT PROPERTY SHOULD NOW
BE COMPLETE. THE AREA REMAINS SUBJECT TO LIMITED WIND
DAMAGE.
– ACT: NOW IS THE TIME TO SHELTER FROM HAZARDOUS WIND.
– POTENTIAL IMPACTS: UNFOLDING
– POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN WIND EVENT ARE UNFOLDING.
* STORM SURGE
– LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE POSSIBLE
– PEAK STORM SURGE INUNDATION: THE POTENTIAL FOR 2-4 FEET
ABOVE GROUND SOMEWHERE WITHIN SURGE PRONE AREAS
– WINDOW OF CONCERN: THROUGH THIS EVENING
– THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR STORM
SURGE FLOODING GREATER THAN 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND
– THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.
– PLAN: SHELTER AGAINST LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE OF
GREATER THAN 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND.
– PREPARE: FLOOD PREPARATIONS AND ORDERED EVACUATIONS SHOULD
BE COMPLETE. EVACUEES SHOULD BE IN SHELTERS WELL AWAY FROM
STORM SURGE FLOODING.
– ACT: REMAIN SHELTERED IN A SAFE LOCATION. DO NOT VENTURE
OUTSIDE.
– POTENTIAL IMPACTS: UNFOLDING
– POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THE MAIN SURGE EVENT ARE UNFOLDING.
* FLOODING RAIN
– LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT
– 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 RAINFALL FLOODING COULD PROMPT SOME RESCUES.
– RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES COULD QUICKLY BECOME SWOLLEN WITH
SWIFTER CURRENTS AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A FEW PLACES,
ESPECIALLY IN NORMALLY VULNERABLE SPOTS. SMALL STREAMS,
CREEKS, CANALS, AND DITCHES OVERFLOW.
– FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER SOME STRUCTURES OR WEAKEN
FOUNDATIONS. SEVERAL PLACES COULD EXPERIENCE EXPANDED AREAS
OF RAPID INUNDATION AT UNDERPASSES, LOW-LYING SPOTS, AND
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. SOME STREETS AND PARKING LOTS TAKE ON
MOVING WATER AS STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION PONDS OVERFLOW.
DRIVING CONDITIONS BECOME HAZARDOUS. SOME ROAD AND BRIDGE
CLOSURES.
* TORNADO
– LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:
– SITUATION IS UNFAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES
– THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: TORNADOES NOT EXPECTED
– THE TORNADO THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.
– PLAN: TORNADOES ARE NOT EXPECTED. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY STILL OCCUR.
– PREPARE: LITTLE TO NO PREPARATIONS NEEDED TO PROTECT
AGAINST TORNADOES AT THIS TIME. KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST
TORNADO SITUATION.
– ACT: LISTEN FOR CHANGES IN THE FORECAST.
– POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LITTLE TO NONE
– LITTLE TO NO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM TORNADOES.
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:
– HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/CHS
– HTTPS://READY.GOV/HURRICANES
– HTTP://WWW.BCGOV.NET