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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

244 PM EDT MON MAY 16 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CHARLESTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 415 PM EDT



* AT 238 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING FROM A   

  THUNDERSTORM IN CHARLESTON..JAMES ISLAND AND MOUNT PLEASANT.       

  RADAR ESTIMATED THAT BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN OVER 

  THE LAST FEW HOURS. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED.



* FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND...

  WEST ASHLEY...

  JAMES ISLAND...

  CHARLESTON...

  MOUNT PLEASANT AND SULLIVANS ISLAND...



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE RAPID FLOODING OF

STREETS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS

AND LOW-LYING SPOTS.



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.



LAT...LON 3279 8009 3281 8009 3284 7997 3284 7993

      3280 7991 3286 7987 3284 7970 3276 7984

      3276 7986 3279 7988 3278 7993 3277 7993

      3274 7987 3265 8001



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