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WGUS72 KCHS 172315

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

715 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2005



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CHARLESTON-

715 PM EDT WED AUG 17 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT FOR 

CHARLESTON COUNTY...



AT 715 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF 

MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAIN EXTENDING FROM ADAMS RUN THROUGH 

WEST ASHLEY...DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON AND SULLIVANS ISLAND. THE LINE WAS 

SINKING SLOWLY SOUTH SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF 

FLASH FLOODING HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE... 

MAINLY IN THE WEST ASHLEY AND DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON AREAS. AT 7 PM... 

THE CHARLESTON POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED THAT MANY ROADS IN THE 

DOWNTOWN AREA ARE CLOSED WITH NUMEROUS CARS FLOODED. ALTHOUGH HEAVY 

RAINS HAVE CURRENTLY PUSHED OUT OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA...IT WILL TAKE 

SOME TIME FOR FLOOD WATERS TO SUBSIDE.



FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND...DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON... 

ISLE OF PALMS...MOUNT PLEASANT...SULLIVANS ISLAND AND WEST ASHLEY.



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 3276 7976 3287 7981 3281 8013 3272 8012



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