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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

816 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008



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BERKELEY SC-DORCHESTER SC-COLLETON SC-CHARLESTON SC-

816 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM EDT FOR

CHARLESTON...EASTERN COLLETON...SOUTHEASTERN DORCHESTER AND SOUTHERN

BERKELEY COUNTIES...



AT 816 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF COLLETON...

CHARLESTON...DORCHESTER AND BERKELEY COUNTIES. RADAR ESTIMATES 

BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE WARNING AREA 

SINCE MID AFTERNOON. THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO 

INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE EVENING HOURS AS THE CORE OF HEAVIEST RAINS 

ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM HANNA MOVE ONSHORE.



FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND...DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON... 

MOUNT PLEASANT...NORTH CHARLESTON...WEST ASHLEY...DANIEL 

ISLAND...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER...HUGER...AWENDAW... 

RIDGEVILLE...COTTAGEVILLE...RAVENEL...JOHNS ISLAND...JAMES 

ISLAND...



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY

FOR HIGHER GROUND. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.



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 3272 8060 3309 8054 3330 7994 3308 7955

      3302 7953 3298 7958 3298 7953 3295 7960

      3291 7956 3285 7968 3279 7973 3275 7986

      3267 7989 3263 7999 3260 8000 3259 8009

      3246 8032 3249 8036 3247 8040



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