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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

1112 AM EDT THU AUG 24 2006



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CHARLESTON-

1112 AM EDT THU AUG 24 2006



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 1115

AM EDT...



THE CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING THE AREA HAS WEAKENED AND 

MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. ALTHOUGH THE RAIN HAS WEAKENED THERE WILL 

STILL BE FLOODED STREETS...ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS IN THE NORTH 

CHARLESTON AND DOWNTOWN AREAS. AS A RESULT OF DECREASING RAINFALL 

INTENSITIES AND AN OUTGOING TIDE THE FLOODING WILL RECEDE OVER THE 

NEXT FEW HOURS.



AVERAGE RAINFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE AREA ARE 2.5 TO 3.5 INCHES WITH 

ISOLATED TOTALS NEAR 5 INCHES...MUCH OF THIS OCCURRING IN A 2 HOUR 

PERIOD.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR THE LOCAL MEDIA FOR

ADDITIONAL SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. REPORT ANY FLOODING OR DAMAGE

CAUSED BY FLOODING TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND ASK THEM TO

IMMEDIATELY RELAY THE REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN

CHARLESTON.



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 8037 3284 8037 3281 8015 3295 8006

      3298 8009 3286 7995 3289 7983 3321 7946

      3313 7928 3295 7961 3294 7962 3294 7957

      3293 7957 3293 7956 3280 7973 3279 7995

      3278 7996 3272 7987 3264 8002 3261 8000



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