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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

409 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2005



SCC015-019-092115-

BERKELEY-CHARLESTON-

409 PM EDT SAT JUL 9 2005



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

EASTERN BERKELEY AND CHARLESTON COUNTIES...



AT 409 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A LINE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING FLOODING RAINS FROM 6 MILES 

SOUTH OF AWENDAW TO WEST ASHLEY...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. RAINFALL 

AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES HAVE FALLEN ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA 

SINCE EARLY AFTERNOON WHICH HAS RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT FLASH 

FLOODING IN MANY AREAS. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL CAN 

BE EXPECTED THROUGH 515 PM...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 

26. THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING REMAINS HIGH.



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

DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...CHARLESTON AIRPORT...DANIEL ISLAND...GOOSE 

CREEK...HANAHAN...NORTH CHARLESTON...WANDO AND WEST ASHLEY.



DURING HEAVY RAINS...KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM STORM DRAINS...WATER

CATCHMENTS...CREEKS AND STREAMS. SHALLOW GENTLY FLOWING WATER CAN

RISE RAPIDLY IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.



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 3297 8011 3277 8004 3276 7994 3291 7957

      3314 7959



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