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WGUS72 KCHS 011900

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GAC051-011930-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

300 PM EDT THU MAY 1 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WESTERN CHATHAM COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...



THE HEAVY RAIN WHICH PROMPTED THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS MOVED OUT 

OF THE AREA...THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO 

EXPIRE. ALTHOUGH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE...THE THREAT FOR 

WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING AS ENDED.



NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES BETWEEN 4 AND 5 

INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN BETWEEN BLOOMINGDALE AND MONTEITH SINCE 11 

AM WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES COMMON ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN CHATHAM 

COUNTY.



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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