Active Advisories: Hurricane Local Statement Air Quality Index
Currently
Reported at Charleston, Charleston Air Force Base, SC
6:56 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012- 73°F23°C
Partly Cloudy- Feels Like:73°F23°CDew Point:68°F20°CHumidity:83%
Winds:N 14 mph G 2323 kph G 37
Pressure:30 in1016 hPaVisibility:10.00 miles16090.00 meters
Hurricane Local Statement
705 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... STORM TIDE IMPACTS WILL BE LOW. THE MAIN ISSUE ALONG THE COAST WILL BE SOME BEACH EROSION DUE TO HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES AND INCREASINGLY ROUGH SURF THROUGH TONIGHT. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY WITH UP TO 1/2 FOOT OF WATER ABOVE GROUND LEVEL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOW LYING...POORLY DRAINED AREAS. NO SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION OF COASTAL RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
Air Quality Index
350 PM EDT SAT MAY 26 2012 THE GROUND LEVEL OZONE FORECAST FOR CHARLESTON...BERKELEY AND DORCHESTER COUNTIES INCLUDING THE CHARLESTON METROPOLITAN AREA FOR SUNDAY IS...26 OR CODE GREEN. THIS FALLS IN THE GOOD CATEGORY. A CODE GREEN FORECAST MEANS NO HEALTH EFFECTS ARE EXPECTED. && --- AIR QUALITY INDEX TABLE --- COLOR CODE AIR QUALITY INDEX CODE DESCRIPTION -------------------------------------------------------- GREEN 0-50 GOOD YELLOW 51-100 MODERATE ORANGE 101-150 UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS RED 151-200 UNHEALTHY PURPLE 201-300 VERY UNHEALTHY VISIT THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL WEB SITE AT WWW.DHEC.SC.GOV/OZONE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND GROUND LEVEL OZONE FORECASTS FOR OTHER AREAS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
