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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

340 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2005



SCC015-019-242200-

BERKELEY-CHARLESTON-

340 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT FOR

BERKELEY AND CHARLESTON COUNTIES...



AT 340 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE 

CHARLESTON COUNTY. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING 

FROM WEST ASHLEY TO CHARLESTON...WEST TO JOHNS ISLAND. THE STORMS 

WITH EXCESSIVE RAIN WERE MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



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 3289 7993 3292 8000 3291 8007 3285 8017

      3271 8017 3263 8001 3280 7979



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