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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

226 PM EDT TUE JUN 28 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CHARLESTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 430 PM EDT



* AT 225 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING IN

  CHARLESTON...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH.



* FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND...

  DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE RAPID FLOODING OF

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

AND LOW-LYING SPOTS IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON. FLOODING HAS ALREADY BEEN

REPORTED IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON FROM CITY OFFICIALS.



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 3277 8002 3267 7993 3279 7982 3285 7986



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