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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

143 AM EDT THU OCT 6 2005



SCC013-053-060700-

JASPER-BEAUFORT-

143 AM EDT THU OCT 6 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT FOR

JASPER AND BEAUFORT COUNTIES...



AT 141 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM TAMMY 

MOVING THROUGH PORTIONS OF JASPER AND BEAUFORT COUNTIES.  ALTHOUGH 

THE RAIN HAS BECOME SCATTERED OVER THE PAST HOUR...THE THREAT FOR 

FLASH FLOODING REMAINS HIGH ACROSS THE AREA WHERE 5 TO 7 INCHES OF 

RAIN HAS FALLEN. MANY SMALLER SECONDARY ROADS IN THE RURAL PORTIONS 

OF THE COUNTIES WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO SEE FLOODING CONDITIONS FOR 

THE NEXT HOUR.  RAIN RATES NEAR ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR WILL MOVE 

OVER THE WARNED AREA OVER THE NEXT HOUR.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN

AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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 3204 8091 3227 8042 3249 8043 3259 8112

      3224 8113 3211 8109



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