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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

510 PM EDT THU JUL 6 2006



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CHATHAM-

510 PM EDT THU JUL 6 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR

CHATHAM COUNTY...



AT 510 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 

2 INCHES PER HOUR AND RAINFALL TOTAL ESTIMATES OF 3 TO 6 INCHES 

ACROSS MUCH OF LOWER CHATHAM COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR 

ISLE OF HOPE...OR ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTH OF SAVANNAH. THE THUNDERSTORM 

WITH EXCESSIVE RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.



FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND...BURROUGHS...ISLE OF

HOPE...RIVERSIDE...SANDFLY...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...SKIDAWAY

ISLAND...THUNDERBOLT...VERNONBURG...WHITE BLUFF...WILMINGTON ISLAND

AND WINDSOR FOREST.



FLASH FLOODING HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC IN SAVANNAH 

WITH WATER ENTERING HOMES AT HALCYON BLUFF.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE RAPID FLOODING OF

ROADWAYS...SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...LOW-LYING AREAS AND DITCHES.



DURING HEAVY RAINS...KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM STORM DRAINS...WATER

CATCHMENTS...CREEKS AND STREAMS. SHALLOW GENTLY FLOWING WATER CAN

RISE RAPIDLY IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.



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 3198 8129 3183 8104 3200 8084 3207 8106



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