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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

552 AM EDT THU AUG 9 2007



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CHARLESTON SC-

552 AM EDT THU AUG 9 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM EDT FOR

CHARLESTON COUNTY...



AT 552 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE AN AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAIN CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING

EXTENDING FROM BERRY HILL AND HOLLYWOOD SOUTH TO YONGES ISLAND. THE

AREA OF RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. RADAR ESTIMATES BETWEEN 3 AND 6

INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THIS AREA SINCE 330 AM. AN ADDITIONAL

1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 645 AM...WHICH

MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING.



FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND HOLLYWOOD...MEGGETT...

RAVENEL...WADMALAW ISLAND AND YONGES ISLAND. THIS INCLUDES

HIGHWAYS 17 AND 162.



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 3263 8030 3282 8025 3280 8010 3267 8007

TIME...MOT...LOC 0950Z 180DEG 0KT 3271 8021



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