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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...CORRECTED

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

617 PM EDT SAT MAY 17 2003



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SCREVEN COUNTY AND HAMPTON COUNTY HAS 

BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...



ALTHOUGH DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES OF OVER 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN 

IN THE NEWINGTON AREA...THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF FLOODING FROM 

SCREVEN COUNTY. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN NO FLOODING REPORTS FROM 

HAMPTON COUNTY...ALTHOUGH RADAR ESTIMATES OF 4 INCHES IN THE 

SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY WERE INDICATED. RADAR ALSO IS SHOWING 

THAT THE HEAVIEST RAINS ARE FINALLY ENDING. THEREFORE...THE FLASH 

FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.



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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