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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

712 PM EDT FRI AUG 1 2008



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CHARLESTON SC-

712 PM EDT FRI AUG 1 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR

SOUTHWESTERN CHARLESTON COUNTY...



ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS PUSHED OFFSHORE AND IS BEGINNING TO

DIMINISH...AN ADDITIONAL 1/4 INCH OF RAIN COULD FALL THROUGH 745 PM. 

RADAR ESTIMATES AS MUCH AS 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS 

PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST CHARLESTON COUNTY WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS 

LIKELY FALLING IN THE SEABROOK ISLAND AREA. REPORTS FROM THE

SEABROOK ISLAND AREA INDICATE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS OCCURRING IN

A NUMBER OF AREAS THROUGHOUT THE ISLAND.



FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN AND AROUND ROCKVILLE AND 

SEABROOK ISLAND THROUGH 9 PM.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



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 3261 8032 3265 8024 3258 8013 3256 8015

      3253 8016 3253 8018 3255 8020 3253 8021



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