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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

1106 AM EST SUN MAR 27 2005



GAC031-043-251-271730-

CANDLER-BULLOCH-SCREVEN-

1106 AM EST SUN MAR 27 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM EST FOR

CANDLER...BULLOCH AND SCREVEN COUNTIES...



AT 1105 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ACROSS CANDLER...

BULLOCH ...AND SCREVEN COUNTIES. MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING

THE TORRENTIAL RAINS HAVE MOVED FURTHER TO THE EAST.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE RAPID FLOODING OF

ROADWAYS...SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...LOW-LYING AREAS AND DITCHES.

NUMEROUS ROADS WERE REPORTED TO BE CLOSED IN CANDLER AND BULLOCH

COUNTIES BETWEEN 10 AM AND 11 AM.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY

FOR HIGHER GROUND. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.



TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER

SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR

REPORTS TO CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV.



LAT...LON 3246 8234 3232 8226 3229 8198 3262 8141

      3280 8149



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