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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

329 PM EDT MON MAY 16 2005



SCC019-162015-

CHARLESTON-

332 PM EDT MON MAY 16 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR

CHARLESTON COUNTY...



AT 330 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS CHARLESTON 

COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS SHIFTED TO THE WEST AND WAS OCCURRING 

OVER WEST ASHLEY AND JOHNS ISLAND. 



RADAR ESTIMATED THAT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN OVER PARTS OF 

WEST ASHLEY AND JAMES ISLAND OVER THE LAST FEW HOURS. 



REPORTS INDICATED FLOODING OF FOLLY ROAD AND CAMP ROAD ON JAMES 

ISLAND AND SOME FLOODING IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON.



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 3278 8020 3282 8010 3282 7998 3284 7993

      3281 7991 3281 7991 3279 7993 3278 7994

      3277 7991 3267 8013



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