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000 

WGUS72 KCHS 020145

FFSCHS



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

937 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-

937 PM EDT SAT SEP 1 2007



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

BEAUFORT COUNTY...



AT 934 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE AN AREA OF RAIN OVER THE BEAUFORT COUNTY COAST. ALTHOUGH 

THE INTENSITY OF RAIN HAS DIMINISHED IN THESE LOCATIONS...PERSISTENT 

SHOWERS OVER THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND WILL MAINTAIN A FLOODING 

THREAT. LATEST OBSERVATIONS FROM HILTON HEAD REPORT RAINFALL TOTALS 

UP TO 6.5 INCHES TODAY. AREAS IN AND AROUND DAUFUSKIE ISLAND 

CONTINUE TO BE AT GREATEST RISK FOR FLOODING.



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.



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 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 0137Z 240DEG 6KT 3228 8073



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000 

WGUS72 KCHS 020145

FFSCHS



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

937 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-

937 PM EDT SAT SEP 1 2007



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

BEAUFORT COUNTY...



AT 934 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE AN AREA OF RAIN OVER THE BEAUFORT COUNTY COAST. ALTHOUGH 

THE INTENSITY OF RAIN HAS DIMINISHED IN THESE LOCATIONS...PERSISTENT 

SHOWERS OVER THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND WILL MAINTAIN A FLOODING 

THREAT. LATEST OBSERVATIONS FROM HILTON HEAD REPORT RAINFALL TOTALS 

UP TO 6.5 INCHES TODAY. AREAS IN AND AROUND DAUFUSKIE ISLAND 

CONTINUE TO BE AT GREATEST RISK FOR FLOODING.



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.



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 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 0137Z 240DEG 6KT 3228 8073



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