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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

255 PM EDT TUE MAY 17 2005



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CHARLESTON-

255 PM EDT TUE MAY 17 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT FOR

CHARLESTON COUNTY...



AT 245 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL. THIS STORM WAS 

LOCATED NEAR HOLLYWOOD...OR ABOUT 17 MILES NORTH OF EDISTO BEACH. 

THE THUNDERSTORM WITH EXCESSIVE RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. 



THE PUBLIC REPORTED SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED IN THE WEST ASHLEY AREA.



FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND...ADAMS RUN...HOLLYWOOD...

JOHNS ISLAND...MEGGETT...RAVENEL...WADMALAW ISLAND AND YONGES ISLAND.

THIS STORM MAY ALSO AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON 

OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS CAUSING FLOODING ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME 

OF HIGH TIDE AT 353 PM EDT. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE RAPID FLOODING OF 

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



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 3272 8042 3259 8027 3274 8003 3284 8007



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