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000 

WGUS72 KCHS 241453

FFSCHS



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

1047 AM EDT THU AUG 24 2006



SCC019-241515-

CHARLESTON-

1047 AM EDT THU AUG 24 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM EDT FOR

CHARLESTON COUNTY...



AT 1044 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WHICH IS MOVING OUT OF THE 

CHARLESTON AREA INTO MONCKS CORNER TOWARD AWENDAW. WHILE THE HEAVY 

RAINS HAVE LET UP OVER THE CHARLESTON AREA ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF UP 

TO ONE HALF INCH MAY OCCUR OVER THE NEXT HOUR. CHARLESTON AIRPORT 

HAS RECEIVED OVER 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN THE LAST 2 HOURS. DOWNTOWN 

HAS RECEIVED NEARLY 2.5 INCHES. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SPOTTERS REPORT 

MANY FLOODED ROADWAYS WITH STRANDED AND FLOODED CARS IN NORTH 

CHARLESTON AND DOWNTOWN.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE 

ROADWAY. TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO 

ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER 

SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY FOR HIGHER GROUND. MOST FLOOD DEATHS 

OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.



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 3256 8038 3284 8038 3281 8015 3287 8016

      3294 8006 3298 8011 3298 8011 3298 8004

      3285 7995 3288 7984 3321 7946 3313 7928

      3304 7935 3280 7973 3278 7995 3278 7996

      3272 7987 3264 8002 3261 8000 3253 8029



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000 

WGUS72 KCHS 241453

FFSCHS



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

1047 AM EDT THU AUG 24 2006



SCC019-241515-

CHARLESTON-

1047 AM EDT THU AUG 24 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM EDT FOR

CHARLESTON COUNTY...



AT 1044 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WHICH IS MOVING OUT OF THE 

CHARLESTON AREA INTO MONCKS CORNER TOWARD AWENDAW. WHILE THE HEAVY 

RAINS HAVE LET UP OVER THE CHARLESTON AREA ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF UP 

TO ONE HALF INCH MAY OCCUR OVER THE NEXT HOUR. CHARLESTON AIRPORT 

HAS RECEIVED OVER 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN THE LAST 2 HOURS. DOWNTOWN 

HAS RECEIVED NEARLY 2.5 INCHES. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SPOTTERS REPORT 

MANY FLOODED ROADWAYS WITH STRANDED AND FLOODED CARS IN NORTH 

CHARLESTON AND DOWNTOWN.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE 

ROADWAY. TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO 

ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER 

SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY FOR HIGHER GROUND. MOST FLOOD DEATHS 

OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.



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 3256 8038 3284 8038 3281 8015 3287 8016

      3294 8006 3298 8011 3298 8011 3298 8004

      3285 7995 3288 7984 3321 7946 3313 7928

      3304 7935 3280 7973 3278 7995 3278 7996

      3272 7987 3264 8002 3261 8000 3253 8029



$$

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