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WGUS72 KCAE 282317

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GAZ065-290100-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC

715 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM FOR RICHMOND COUNTY... 



AT 7 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED MUCH OF 

THE HEAVY RAIN THAT OCCURRED OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS OVER 

RICHMOND COUNTY HAS DECREASED IN INTENSITY. HOWEVER...THE THREAT OF 

FLASH FLOODING CONTINUES AS EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS OFFICIALS IN 

RICHMOND COUNTY REPORTED AT 645 PM WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING STILL 

ONGOING MAINLY IN THE CITY OF AUGUSTA. RADAR ESTIMATED 2 TO 4 INCHES 

OF RAIN HAD FALLEN FROM 4 TO 7 PM AROUND THE AUGUSTA AREA AND 

RAINFALL MEASURED 3 INCHES IN THE CITY OF AUGUSTA. THE MAIN AREA OF 

FLOODING IS AROUND THE ROCKY CREEK AREA WITH SOME BUSINESSES LIKE 

CAR LOTS REPORTING FLOODING. AT THIS TIME...NO FLOODING WAS REPORTED 

IN RESIDENTIAL HOMES. FLASH FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN THE FOLLOWING 

LOCATIONS: HOPE ROAD, WHELASS ROAD, THE GORDON HIGHWAY, MOLLY POND 

ROAD AND THE OLD SAVANNAH ROAD.   



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER 

DETAILS OR UPDATES.



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