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WGUS52 KCHS 101035

FFWCHS

SCC049-101230-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

634 AM EDT THU APR 10 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  HAMPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...



* UNTIL 830 AM EDT.



* AT 634 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING OVER     

  GIFFORD. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS DRIFTING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.



* FLASH FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN AND AROUND...

  GIFFORD AND LURAY...

  BRUNSON...

  HAMPTON...

  VARNVILLE...

  ALMEDA...



2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN WEST OF HAMPTON SINCE 530 AM. AN

ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY

FOR HIGHER GROUND. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.



LAT...LON 3282 8126 3275 8135 3266 8139 3285 8096

          3302 8107 3295 8121 3289 8125



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