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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

548 PM EDT TUE JUL 29 2008



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DORCHESTER SC-CHARLESTON SC-

548 PM EDT TUE JUL 29 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR

CENTRAL CHARLESTON AND SOUTHEASTERN DORCHESTER COUNTIES...



AT 544 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO

INDICATE AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING 

OVER THE WARNED AREA. WHILE THE THUNDERSTORMS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE 

HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE WEAKENED...1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY 

OCCURRED IN THE WARNED AREA...AND AN ADDITIONAL 1/2 TO 1 INCH OF 

RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 645 PM. 



FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND DELEMAR CROSSROADS...JAMES 

ISLAND...JOHNS ISLAND...KNIGHTSVILLE...SHADOWMOSS AND WEST ASHLEY.



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 3291 8039 3303 8024 3274 7986 3264 7997



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