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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

914 PM EDT FRI OCT 24 2008



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COLLETON SC-CHARLESTON SC-BEAUFORT SC-

914 PM EDT FRI OCT 24 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 AM EDT FOR

BEAUFORT...SOUTHWESTERN CHARLESTON AND SOUTHEASTERN COLLETON

COUNTIES...



AT 909 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE AN AREA OF TORRENTIAL RAIN FROM EDISTO BEACH TO RAVENEL TO 

CHARLESTON...MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEAST. AS MUCH AS 6 INCHES OF RAIN 

HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE WARNED AREA AND ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES IS 

POSSIBLE THROUGH 11 PM. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS STILL POSSIBLE IN 

URBAN AREAS AS WELL AS ON SOME LOW-LYING RURAL ROADS. LOCATIONS 

ADJACENT TO TIDAL MARSHES WILL BE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING 

DUE TO THE TIDES RUNNING QUITE HIGH. 



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF 

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



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 3224 8101 3242 8081 3266 8087 3293 8040

      3286 8039 3285 8030 3273 8020 3268 8001

      3279 7986 3277 7982 3267 7991 3246 8032

      3249 8047 3242 8041 3231 8045 3225 8062

      3234 8075 3228 8075 3222 8066 3207 8090



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