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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

1025 PM EDT FRI JUN 3 2005



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BULLOCH-

1025 PM EDT FRI JUN 3 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM EDT FOR

BULLOCH COUNTY...



AT 1022 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS...WITH SOME EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS OVER 

THE SOUTHERN HALF OF BULLOCH COUNTY.  DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT 

THE AREA FROM BROOKLET...SOUTH TO THE BRYAN COUNTY LINE HAS SEEN AN 

AVERAGE RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS.  THE 

FAR SOUTHERN SECTION OF THE COUNTY NEAR INTERSTATE 16 HAS RECEIVED 

BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES OF RAIN.  LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS INDICATED THAT 

WATER IS OVER THE ROAD BETWEEN THE TOWNS OF DENMARK AND NEVILS.



THE AREA OF STORMS IS SLOWLY DISSIPATING AND MOVING NORTHEAST OUT OF 

THE AREA.  WHILE THE HEAVIEST RAINS ARE FINALLY LETTING 

UP...RESIDENTS OF BULLOCH COUNTY WILL CONTINUE TO SEE A THREAT OF 

FLASH FLOODING FOR ABOUT THE NEXT HOUR BEFORE THE WATERS START TO 

RECEDE.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN

AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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 3234 8184 3216 8176 3224 8145 3246 8157



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