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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

1153 PM EDT THU OCT 6 2005



GAC183-191-070515-

LONG-MCINTOSH-

1153 PM EDT THU OCT 6 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM EDT FOR LONG

AND MCINTOSH COUNTIES...



AT 1153 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE BANDS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER MUCH OF LONG AND MCINTOSH 

COUNTIES. RADAR ESTIMATES AROUND 1 INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER 

MANY LOCATIONS SINCE 1030 PM. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN 

CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 115 AM AS MORE BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN MOVE 

THROUGH. THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING REMAINS HIGH.



FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND...DARIEN...RIDGEVILLE... 

SAPELO ISLAND...TOWNSEND...COX...EULONIA...LUDOWICI...INCLUDING 

INTERSTATE 95...HIGHWAY 17 AND HIGHWAY 57.



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 3124 8131 3148 8111 3185 8179 3174 8192



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