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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

515 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2008



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LONG GA-LIBERTY GA-

515 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR WEST

CENTRAL LIBERTY AND CENTRAL LONG COUNTIES...



AT 514 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN 

ACROSS MUCH WEST CENTRAL LIBERTY AND CENTRAL LONG COUNTIES. RADAR 

ESTIMATES UP TO 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN SOME AREAS SINCE 

330 PM AND ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN COULD FALL THROUGH 

545 PM. THIS COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...PARTICULARLY 

IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.



FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND ALLENHURST...FLEMINGTON...

FORT STEWART...GUM BRANCH...HINESVILLE...ELIM AND WALTHOURVILLE.



DURING HEAVY RAINS...KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM STORM DRAINS...WATER

CATCHMENTS...CREEKS AND STREAMS. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF 

FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY 

CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



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 3191 8176 3196 8158 3187 8150 3176 8156

      3178 8173



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