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WGUS72 KCHS 011754

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GAC051-011915-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

153 PM EDT THU MAY 1 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN CHATHAM

COUNTY UNTIL 300 PM EDT...



AT 153 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN FALLING 

ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN CHATHAM COUNTY...MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE 

INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR. RADAR ESTIMATES BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES OF 

RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THIS AREA SINCE 11 AM AND FLASH FLOODING IS 

LIKELY OCCURRING AT THIS TIME. 



THE RAIN HAS SHOWN SIGNS OF WEAKENING OVER THE PAST 15 MINUTES... 

HOWEVER ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING SOUTHWEST 

INTO THE WARNING AREA FROM JASPER AND BEAUFORT COUNTIES IN SOUTH 

CAROLINA. THIS WILL ONLY AGGRAVATE ANY FLOODING THAT IS ALREADY IN 

PROGRESS.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE LOCAL MEDIA FOR ADDITIONAL

SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. REPORT ANY FLOODING OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY

FLOODING TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND ASK THEM TO

IMMEDIATELY RELAY THE REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN

CHARLESTON.



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