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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

852 AM EDT TUE AUG 28 2007



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BERKELEY SC-

852 AM EDT TUE AUG 28 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 AM EDT FOR

BERKELEY COUNTY...



AT 852 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE HEAVY RAINS FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN

BERKELEY COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATES BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES OF RAIN

AS FALLEN IN THE AREA BETWEEN PRINGLETOWN AND HUGER...INCLUDING

THE COMMUNITIES OF WHITESVILLE...CARNES CROSSROADS...MURRAYSVILLE

AND CORDESVILLE.



ALTHOUGH THE RAIN IS BEGINNING TO WEAKEN...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 

INCHES OF RAIN MAY FALL IN THESE AREAS THROUGH 945 AM. FLASH 

FLOODING HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN SOME LOCATIONS...SO THE RISK 

FOR ADDITIONAL FLOODING REMAINS HIGH.



FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND THE NAVAL WEAPONS STATION...

SANGAREE...COTE BAS LANDING...INCLUDING PARTS OF HIGHWAY 17 

ALTERNATE AND HIGHWAY 52...



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 3292 7990 3298 8003 3299 8004 3300 8007

      3305 8018 3314 8026 3316 8027 3326 8017

      3307 7973

TIME...MOT...LOC 1249Z 180DEG 0KT 3324 8030 3299 7982



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