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WGUS72 KCHS 291703

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SCC035-291745-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

103 PM EDT THU AUG 29 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR DORCHESTER COUNTY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 

145 PM EDT..



AT 103 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN 

DORCHESTER COUNTY FROM ROSINVILLE TO HARLEYVILLE SOUTH TO SAINT 

GEORGE...TEXAS AND BYRD. RADAR ESTIMATES AS MUCH AS 2 TO 4 INCHES OF 

RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THESE AREAS. HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE 

FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS...SO THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL LIKELY 

BE EXTENDED BEYOND 145 PM.



DORCHESTER EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED FLOODING IN PROGRESS IN 

SAINT GEORGE WITH HOUSES THREATENED BY RISING FLOOD WATERS. IN 

ADDITION...THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS 453 AND 178 WAS COMPLETELY 

INUNDATED.



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.



STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.



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