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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1012 PM EST SUN FEB 19 2012

...MUCH NEEDED RAINFALL OCCURS FEBRUARY 18-19 2012...

1.26 INCHES OF RAIN FELL AT THE CHARLESTON AIRPORT ON SUNDAY
FEBRUARY 19TH. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME MORE THAN ONE INCH OF RAIN
HAS OCCURRED IN ONE DAY AT THE CHARLESTON AIRPORT SINCE AUGUST 13
2011. IN SAVANNAH GA...THE DAILY RAINFALL FOR SUNDAY WAS 1.29
INCHES. THIS IS THE FIRST DAILY RAINFALL GREATER THAN ONE INCH
SINCE OCTOBER 10 2011.

HERE ARE SELECTED RAINFALL TOTALS ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND
SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA DURING FEBRUARY 18-19 2012. ONLY
AUTOMATED GAGES ARE INCLUDED IN THIS LIST BECAUSE COOP OBSERVERS
AND COCORAHS SITES REPORT DAILY RAINFALL BETWEEN 7 AND 9 AM AND
RAINFALL OCCURRED AFTER THIS TIME ON SUNDAY.

...SOUTH CAROLINA...

HARDEEVILLE 7 S................ 2.01
BEAUFORT MCAS.................. 1.98
FORT JOHNSON................... 1.95
HARDEEVILLE 13 S............... 1.87
LIMEHOUSE 4 SW................. 1.86
NORTH CHARLESTON 1 W........... 1.84
WITHERBEE...................... 1.83
BEAUFORT 2 N................... 1.81
CHARLESTON AIRPORT............. 1.81
HUGER 3 NNE.................... 1.79
BENNETTS POINT................. 1.32


...GEORGIA...

METTER 1 E..................... 2.37
HINESVILLE 5 SE................ 1.89
OLIVER 1 SW.................... 1.81
PORT WENTWORTH 2 NNE........... 1.70
REIDSVILLE..................... 1.68
SAVANNAH AIRPORT............... 1.68
ROCKY FORD..................... 1.65
MIDWAY 2 S..................... 1.60
PORT WENTWORTH 6 N............. 1.53
MIDVILLE....................... 1.46
HINESVILLE..................... 1.45
ELLABELL 7 SE.................. 1.44
FORT PULASKI................... 1.41
HUTCHINSON ISLAND.............. 1.39
EDEN........................... 1.36
RICHMOND HILL 3 NE............. 1.36
SAVANNAH 4 SW.................. 1.23
HILLTONIA 4 N.................. 1.13
SAVANNAH 4 ENE................. 1.05
BURTONS FERRY.................. 1.00
DARIEN 7 NNE................... 0.96
SAPELO ISLAND.................. 0.75
BLITCHTON 4 WSW................ 0.54

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JRL