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WGUS72 KCHS 312350

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SCC019-010100-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

749 PM EDT SAT AUG 31 2002



THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...



CHARLESTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...



REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT.



AT 745 PM EDT...CHARLESTON COUNTY WARNING POINT REPORTED FLOODED 

ROADS IN BOTH WAMBAW CORNER AND MCCLELLANVILLE. RADAR ESTIMATED THAT

AROUND 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN IN THOSE AREAS SINCE 600 PM EDT.



AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 900 PM 

EDT.



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.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE WHERE

WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.



STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.



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