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WGUS72 KCHS 301703

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SCC019-301730-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

103 PM EDT FRI AUG 30 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...



ALTHOUGH LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE AFTERNOON... 

HEAVY RAIN IS NOT IMMINENT. THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS 

BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 140 PM AND UNTIL 

THEN...AREAS OF STANDING WATER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE COUNTY... 

INCLUDING DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. SHOULD HEAVY 

RAIN REDEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING...ANOTHER 

FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.



A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA 

THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL LIKELY BE EXTENDED INTO TONIGHT. PEOPLE 

ACROSS THE AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION 

SHOULD FLOODING BE OBSERVED OR IF A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...TV OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR 

LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER 

SERVICE IN CHARLESTON.



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