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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

204 AM EDT THU OCT 6 2005



GAC029-051-179-183-191-060630-

LONG-MCINTOSH-BRYAN-CHATHAM-LIBERTY-

204 AM EDT THU OCT 6 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM EDT FOR

LONG...MCINTOSH...BRYAN...CHATHAM AND LIBERTY COUNTIES...



AT 203 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING NORTH AND NORTHWEST INTO 

PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA.  AS RAIN OVER THE ATLANTIC MOVES 

ONSHORE...THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE.  THE AREA IS 

NOW SATURATED WITH RAIN TOTALS ESTIMATED AT 4 TO 8 INCHES MAINLY 

EAST OF INTERSTATE 95.  REPORTS FROM COUNTY OFFICIALS INDICATE THAT 

MANY ROADS ACROSS THE SAVANNAH AREA ARE FLOODED.  PORTIONS OF 

HIGHWAY 99 IN EASTERN MCINTOSH COUNTY ARE IMPASSABLE. 



A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. 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 3130 8132 3198 8083 3217 8120 3209 8167

      3169 8187 3144 8161



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