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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

623 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2008



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LONG GA-TATTNALL GA-

623 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR

EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN TATTNALL AND LONG COUNTIES...



AT 623 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE A NEARLY STATIONARY LINE THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL 

RAINFALL FROM NOBLE TO LUDOWICI. RADAR ESTIMATES UP TO 3 INCHES

OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN SOME AREAS SINCE 430 PM. AN ADDITIONAL INCH

OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 7 PM. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS LIKELY

OCCURRING IN SOME AREAS AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST 7 PM. 

THE PUBLIC RECENTLY REPORTED FLASH FLOODING ALONG PORTIONS OF 

ELIM CHURCH ROAD IN NORTH CENTRAL LONG COUNTY.



FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND DONALD...WEFANIE AND 

LUDOWICI. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 301.



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 3190 8189 3187 8175 3179 8172 3173 8157

      3158 8170 3181 8198



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