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000 

WGUS52 KCHS 182150

FFWCHS

GAC267-180015-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

545 PM EDT SUN MAY 18 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  TATTNALL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...



* UNTIL 815 PM EDT.



* AT 544 PM EDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED    

  WIDESPREAD FLOODING NEAR GLENNVILLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. MANY      

  ROADS ARE CLOSED...WITH NUMEROUS FIELDS REPORTED FLOODED. RAIN     

  ESTIMATES FROM DOPPLER RADAR OF 3 TO 5 INCHES HAVE BEEN SHOWN      

  SINCE MID AFTERNOON...AND ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS WILL  

  PERSIST THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN 

  BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING...RESULTING IN MORE FLOODING IN PARTS OF  

  THE COUNTY.



* FLASH FLOODING THIS EVENING WILL OCCUR IN AND AROUND...

  REIDSVILLE...

  MENDES AND GLENNVILLE...

  COBBTOWN...

  MANASSAS...

  MIDWAY...



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE RAPID FLOODING OF

ROADWAYS...SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...LOW-LYING AREAS AND DITCHES.



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 3230 8225 3193 8223 3181 8200 3193 8193

          3204 8183 3208 8199 3226 8203



$$



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000 

WGUS52 KCHS 182152 CCA

FFWCHS

GAC267-190015-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING...CORRECTED FOR EXPIRATION TIME

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

545 PM EDT SUN MAY 18 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  TATTNALL COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...



* UNTIL 815 PM EDT.



* AT 544 PM EDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED    

  WIDESPREAD FLOODING NEAR GLENNVILLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. MANY      

  ROADS ARE CLOSED...WITH NUMEROUS FIELDS REPORTED FLOODED. RAIN     

  ESTIMATES FROM DOPPLER RADAR OF 3 TO 5 INCHES HAVE BEEN SHOWN      

  SINCE MID AFTERNOON...AND ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINS WILL  

  PERSIST THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN 

  BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING...RESULTING IN MORE FLOODING IN PARTS OF  

  THE COUNTY.



* FLASH FLOODING THIS EVENING WILL OCCUR IN AND AROUND...

  REIDSVILLE...

  MENDES AND GLENNVILLE...

  COBBTOWN...

  MANASSAS...

  MIDWAY...



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE RAPID FLOODING OF

ROADWAYS...SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...LOW-LYING AREAS AND DITCHES.



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 3230 8225 3193 8223 3181 8200 3193 8193

          3204 8183 3208 8199 3226 8203



$$



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