Weather Alerts
Cold Weather Advisory issued January 19 at 10:11PM EST until January 22 at 6:00AM EST by NWS Charleston SC
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills 15 to 20 degrees tonight and 10 to 15
degrees above zero both Tuesday night and Wednesday night.
* WHERE...Portions of southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina.
* WHEN...Until 6 AM EST Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Very cold temperatures can lead to hypothermia with
prolonged exposure.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...This will be an unusually long period of
bitterly cold weather. Daytime highs will only warm into the 30s
both Tuesday and Wednesday with overnight lows dropping into the
teens to lower 20s. Be sure to take protective actions to prepare
both your home and business as well as yourself for this period of
very cold weather.
Winter Storm Watch issued January 19 at 9:37PM EST until January 22 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Charleston SC
* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow and sleet
accumulations of one to two inches and up to a quarter inch of ice
accumulation possible.
* WHERE...In Georgia, Coastal Bryan, Coastal Chatham, Coastal
Liberty, Coastal McIntosh, Inland Bryan, Inland Chatham, Inland
Liberty, Inland McIntosh, and Long Counties. In South Carolina,
Beaufort and Coastal Jasper Counties.
* WHEN...From Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS...Plan on treacherous road conditions, especially on
bridges and overpasses. Very cold temperatures Wednesday night
could result in refreezing and black ice formation. Power outages
and tree damage are likely due to the ice.
Small Craft Advisory issued January 19 at 6:58PM EST until January 20 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Charleston SC
* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
seas 3 to 5 ft.
* WHERE...Edisto Beach to Savannah out 20 NM.
* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST Monday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
Marine Weather Statement issued January 19 at 10:14AM EST by NWS Charleston SC
The areas affected include...
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...
Surface observations and webcams along the Georgia coast show patchy
sea fog has developed this morning. This is due to warm and
increasingly humid air moving north over the chilly Atlantic waters.
The sea fog could spread as far north as Hilton Head, Hunting Island
and Edisto Beach, SC, out to 10 NM over the next few hours.
Visibilities in the fog could drop to 1 NM or less at times,
although should remain fairly localized.
The risk for fog will end by early afternoon as a cold front pushes
offshore.