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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

857 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2008



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BERKELEY SC-

857 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT FOR

CENTRAL BERKELEY COUNTY...



AT 857 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE A LARGE AREA OF SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM

WHITEVILLE TO HAGEN IN CENTRAL BERKELEY COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATES AS

MUCH AS 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN SOME AREAS SINCE 745 PM. 

AN ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH 1030 PM WHICH 

WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING

AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.



A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER RECENTLY REPORTED SIGNIFICANT FLOODING ON 

REDWOOD RIVE NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF PIMLICO. 



FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND PIMLICO...HAGAN AND

OAKLEY...



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 3318 7995 3305 7982 3297 7995 3312 8006



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