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WGUS72 KCHS 091933

FFSCHS



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

332 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2005



SCC015-019-092115-

BERKELEY-CHARLESTON-

332 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR 

EASTERN BERKELEY AND CHARLESTON COUNTIES...



AT 332 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SPOTTER 

REPORTS CONTINUED TO INDICATE VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING ACROSS 

MUCH OF CHARLESTON AND EASTERLY BERKELEY COUNTIES. ALTHOUGH THE 

INITIAL LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS WEAKENED...ANOTHER LINE OF 

THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING FROM RAVENEL THROUGH DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON TO 

5 MILES SOUTH OF AWENDAW...WILL MOVE NORTH AROUND 10 MPH ACROSS

THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 515 PM.



MUCH OF THE AREA FROM NORTH CHARLESTON TO AWENDAW HAS RECEIVED 

BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS. MANY 

INSTANCES OF SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THE 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SINCE 3 PM...ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND GOOSE 

CREEK...HANAHAN AND AWENDAW. THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING REMAINS 

HIGH.



FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND...AWENDAW...CAINHOY...

CHARLESTON AIRPORT...DANIEL ISLAND...GOOSE CREEK...HANAHAN...HUGER...

MCCLELLANVILLE...NORTH CHARLESTON...DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...WANDO AND 

WEST ASHLEY. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 26 BETWEEN CHARLESTON AND 

SUMMERVILLE AND HIGHWAY 17 BETWEEN AWENDAW AND 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 3296 8010 3274 8006 3310 7934 3316 7977



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000 

WGUS72 KCHS 091933

FFSCHS



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

332 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2005



SCC015-019-092115-

BERKELEY-CHARLESTON-

332 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR 

EASTERN BERKELEY AND CHARLESTON COUNTIES...



AT 332 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SPOTTER 

REPORTS CONTINUED TO INDICATE VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING ACROSS 

MUCH OF CHARLESTON AND EASTERLY BERKELEY COUNTIES. ALTHOUGH THE 

INITIAL LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS WEAKENED...ANOTHER LINE OF 

THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING FROM RAVENEL THROUGH DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON TO 

5 MILES SOUTH OF AWENDAW...WILL MOVE NORTH AROUND 10 MPH ACROSS

THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 515 PM.



MUCH OF THE AREA FROM NORTH CHARLESTON TO AWENDAW HAS RECEIVED 

BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS. MANY 

INSTANCES OF SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THE 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SINCE 3 PM...ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND GOOSE 

CREEK...HANAHAN AND AWENDAW. THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING REMAINS 

HIGH.



FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND...AWENDAW...CAINHOY...

CHARLESTON AIRPORT...DANIEL ISLAND...GOOSE CREEK...HANAHAN...HUGER...

MCCLELLANVILLE...NORTH CHARLESTON...DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...WANDO AND 

WEST ASHLEY. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 26 BETWEEN CHARLESTON AND 

SUMMERVILLE AND HIGHWAY 17 BETWEEN AWENDAW AND 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 3296 8010 3274 8006 3310 7934 3316 7977



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