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000 

WGUS72 KCHS 302249

FFSCHS



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

649 PM EDT MON JUL 30 2007



SCC015-019-310100-

/X.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070731T0100Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BERKELEY SC-CHARLESTON SC-

649 PM EDT MON JUL 30 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR

BERKELEY AND CHARLESTON COUNTIES...



AT 640 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING 

OVER THE WARNED AREA. 



FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND COLLEGE PARK...GOOSE

CREEK...HANAHAN...LADSON AND NORTH CHARLESTON.



A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED 3.9 INCHES OF RAIN DURING A ONE 

HOUR PERIOD IN GOOSE CREEK. IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER 

SERVICE HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FLOODED ROADWAYS IN THE 

WARNED AREA...WITH AS MUCH AS 3 FT OF WATER COVERING THE ROADWAY IN 

SOME PLACES. SOME SECONDARY ROADWAYS ARE BECOMING IMPASSABLE. 



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

ROADWAY. 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 3300 8017 3301 8016 3308 7999 3296 7985

      3289 8002

TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 327DEG 2KT 3295 8005



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000 

WGUS72 KCHS 302249

FFSCHS



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

649 PM EDT MON JUL 30 2007



SCC015-019-310100-

/X.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070731T0100Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BERKELEY SC-CHARLESTON SC-

649 PM EDT MON JUL 30 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR

BERKELEY AND CHARLESTON COUNTIES...



AT 640 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING 

OVER THE WARNED AREA. 



FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND COLLEGE PARK...GOOSE

CREEK...HANAHAN...LADSON AND NORTH CHARLESTON.



A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED 3.9 INCHES OF RAIN DURING A ONE 

HOUR PERIOD IN GOOSE CREEK. IN ADDITION...THE NATIONAL WEATHER 

SERVICE HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FLOODED ROADWAYS IN THE 

WARNED AREA...WITH AS MUCH AS 3 FT OF WATER COVERING THE ROADWAY IN 

SOME PLACES. SOME SECONDARY ROADWAYS ARE BECOMING IMPASSABLE. 



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

ROADWAY. 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 3300 8017 3301 8016 3308 7999 3296 7985

      3289 8002

TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 327DEG 2KT 3295 8005



$$



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