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000 

WGUS72 KCHS 132006

FFSCHS



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

403 PM EDT THU SEP 13 2007



GAC051-132100-

/X.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070913T2100Z/

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

CHATHAM GA-

403 PM EDT THU SEP 13 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR

CHATHAM COUNTY...



AT 400 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT THUNDERSTORMS HAD WEAKENED OVER CHATHAM COUNTY...AND HEAVY RAIN 

HAD ENDED. HOWEVER...FLOODING PERSISTED...ESPECIALLY IN DOWNTOWN 

SAVANNAH...WHERE POLICE REPORTED THAT GWYNNETT STREET WAS CLOSED DUE 

TO HIGH WATER AT THE INTERSECTIONS WITH STILES AND ATKINSON STREETS. 

FLOODING FROM EARLIER HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO CONTINUE IN AND 

AROUND ISLE OF HOPE...SANDFLY...THUNDERBOLT...VERNONBURG...WHITE 

BLUFF AND WINDSOR FOREST.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE RAPID FLOODING OF

ROADWAYS...SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...LOW-LYING AREAS AND DITCHES.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



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 3213 8117 3214 8112 3211 8112 3209 8108

      3208 8104 3209 8101 3192 8108 3190 8111

      3191 8118

TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 180DEG 0KT 3207 8104 3189 8115



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000 

WGUS72 KCHS 132006

FFSCHS



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

403 PM EDT THU SEP 13 2007



GAC051-132100-

/X.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070913T2100Z/

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

CHATHAM GA-

403 PM EDT THU SEP 13 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR

CHATHAM COUNTY...



AT 400 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THAT THUNDERSTORMS HAD WEAKENED OVER CHATHAM COUNTY...AND HEAVY RAIN 

HAD ENDED. HOWEVER...FLOODING PERSISTED...ESPECIALLY IN DOWNTOWN 

SAVANNAH...WHERE POLICE REPORTED THAT GWYNNETT STREET WAS CLOSED DUE 

TO HIGH WATER AT THE INTERSECTIONS WITH STILES AND ATKINSON STREETS. 

FLOODING FROM EARLIER HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO CONTINUE IN AND 

AROUND ISLE OF HOPE...SANDFLY...THUNDERBOLT...VERNONBURG...WHITE 

BLUFF AND WINDSOR FOREST.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE RAPID FLOODING OF

ROADWAYS...SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...LOW-LYING AREAS AND DITCHES.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



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 3213 8117 3214 8112 3211 8112 3209 8108

      3208 8104 3209 8101 3192 8108 3190 8111

      3191 8118

TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 180DEG 0KT 3207 8104 3189 8115



$$

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