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000 

WGUS72 KCHS 060133

FFSCHS



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

933 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008



SCC015-019-029-035-060445-

/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0017.000000T0000Z-080906T0445Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

933 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 931 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE VERY HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM HANNA 

FALLING OVER MUCH OF CHARLESTON...COLLETON...DORCHESTER AND BERKELEY 

COUNTIES. RADAR ESTIMATES BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN 

ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA SINCE LATE AFTERNOON. 



ALTHOUGH TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH AND WILL 

PASS EAST OF THE REGION LATE THIS EVENING...BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL 

PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF THE CHARLESTON TRI COUNTY AREA INCLUDING 

COLLETON COUNTY THROUGH AT LEAST 1245 AM. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 

AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 

AMOUNTS. THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING REMAINS HIGH AND WILL CONTINUE 

TO INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING AS HIGH TIDE APPROACHES. HIGH TIDE 

WILL OCCUR IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR AT 1242 AM EARLY SATURDAY 

MORNING.



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...JOHN S ISLAND...JAMES ISLAND...



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 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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000 

WGUS72 KCHS 060133

FFSCHS



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

933 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008



SCC015-019-029-035-060445-

/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0017.000000T0000Z-080906T0445Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

933 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 931 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE VERY HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM HANNA 

FALLING OVER MUCH OF CHARLESTON...COLLETON...DORCHESTER AND BERKELEY 

COUNTIES. RADAR ESTIMATES BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN 

ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA SINCE LATE AFTERNOON. 



ALTHOUGH TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH AND WILL 

PASS EAST OF THE REGION LATE THIS EVENING...BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL 

PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF THE CHARLESTON TRI COUNTY AREA INCLUDING 

COLLETON COUNTY THROUGH AT LEAST 1245 AM. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 

AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 

AMOUNTS. THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING REMAINS HIGH AND WILL CONTINUE 

TO INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING AS HIGH TIDE APPROACHES. HIGH TIDE 

WILL OCCUR IN THE CHARLESTON HARBOR AT 1242 AM EARLY SATURDAY 

MORNING.



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...JOHN S ISLAND...JAMES ISLAND...



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 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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