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WGUS52 KCHS 172050

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GAC251-SCC049-172215-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

448 PM EDT SAT MAY 17 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SCREVEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...

  HAMPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...



* UNTIL 615 PM EDT.



* AT 448 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING ALONG A

  LINE EXTENDING FROM 4 MILES EAST OF LENA TO SHIRLEY TO 6 MILES WEST

  OF CAPTOLO. THE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING THE HEAVY RAIN ARE MOVING  

  LITTLE.



RADAR ESTIMATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IN AN HOURS TIME WILL 

RESULT IN MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING PROBLEMS ACROSS PARTS OF 

SCREVEN AND HAMPTON COUNTIES.



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.



A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM.



LAT...LON 3284 8104 3260 8126 3262 8139 3257 8165

          3268 8182 3279 8160 3296 8164 3273 8141

          3277 8128 3290 8122



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