

000 

WGUS72 KCHS 012332

FFSCHS



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

728 PM EDT SAT SEP 1 2007



SCC013-020400-

/X.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-070902T0400Z/

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

BEAUFORT SC-

728 PM EDT SAT SEP 1 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR

BEAUFORT COUNTY...



AT 724 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN 

AXIS OF HEAVY RAIN FROM SKIDAWAY ISLAND TO TYBEE ISLAND TO JUST WEST 

OF HILTON HEAD...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH. THROUGH 830 PM...MOST 

FLOODING PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CONFINED TO THE DAUFUSKIE 

ISLAND AREA. HOWEVER...LATER THIS EVENING ANOTHER BATCH OF HEAVY 

RAIN WILL PROBABLY DEVELOP ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...WHICH IS ALSO 

APPROACHING A HIGH TIDE CYCLE. THEREFORE...BE ESPECIALLY ALERT WHEN 

TRAVELING TONIGHT...AS FLOOD WATERS CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AT 

NIGHT. 



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED 

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE 

ROUTE.



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 3222 8101 3230 8099 3229 8094 3235 8092

      3235 8087 3246 8075 3241 8049 3236 8044

      3224 8062 3230 8066 3229 8069 3234 8075

      3230 8073 3228 8075 3220 8066 3207 8088

TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 160DEG 12KT 3356 8100 3364 8136

          3334 8167



$$



JRL



000 

WGUS72 KCHS 012332

FFSCHS



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

728 PM EDT SAT SEP 1 2007



SCC013-020400-

/X.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-070902T0400Z/

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

BEAUFORT SC-

728 PM EDT SAT SEP 1 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR

BEAUFORT COUNTY...



AT 724 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN 

AXIS OF HEAVY RAIN FROM SKIDAWAY ISLAND TO TYBEE ISLAND TO JUST WEST 

OF HILTON HEAD...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH. THROUGH 830 PM...MOST 

FLOODING PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CONFINED TO THE DAUFUSKIE 

ISLAND AREA. HOWEVER...LATER THIS EVENING ANOTHER BATCH OF HEAVY 

RAIN WILL PROBABLY DEVELOP ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...WHICH IS ALSO 

APPROACHING A HIGH TIDE CYCLE. THEREFORE...BE ESPECIALLY ALERT WHEN 

TRAVELING TONIGHT...AS FLOOD WATERS CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AT 

NIGHT. 



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED 

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE 

ROUTE.



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 3222 8101 3230 8099 3229 8094 3235 8092

      3235 8087 3246 8075 3241 8049 3236 8044

      3224 8062 3230 8066 3229 8069 3234 8075

      3230 8073 3228 8075 3220 8066 3207 8088

TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 160DEG 12KT 3356 8100 3364 8136

          3334 8167



$$



JRL

