

000 

WGUS72 KCHS 162243

FFSCHS

SCC015-162330-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

639 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR BERKELEY COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM...



AT 639 PM...CITY OFFICIALS IN MONCKS CORNER REPORT MINOR STREET 

FLOODING THROUGHOUT PARTS OF THE CITY AND SURROUNDING AREAS.  

DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED 

EAST OF THE AREA...BUT LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL 

ACROSS THE COUNTY.  THE FLOOD POTENTIAL WILL STILL EXIST OVER THE 

NEXT HOUR AS RAIN CONTINUES TO RUNOFF INTO STREETS AND LOW LYING 

AREAS. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING TO THE WEST MAY AFFECT 

BERKELEY COUNTY THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS

WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY OR DIVE AROUND POLICE BARRICADES.

RAPIDLY RISING WATER CAN ENGULF A VEHICLE AND ITS OCCUPANTS. IF YOUR

VEHICLE STALLS IN WATER...ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER

GROUND.



$$



PY

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000 

WGUS72 KCHS 162243

FFSCHS

SCC015-162330-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

639 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR BERKELEY COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM...



AT 639 PM...CITY OFFICIALS IN MONCKS CORNER REPORT MINOR STREET 

FLOODING THROUGHOUT PARTS OF THE CITY AND SURROUNDING AREAS.  

DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED 

EAST OF THE AREA...BUT LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL 

ACROSS THE COUNTY.  THE FLOOD POTENTIAL WILL STILL EXIST OVER THE 

NEXT HOUR AS RAIN CONTINUES TO RUNOFF INTO STREETS AND LOW LYING 

AREAS. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING TO THE WEST MAY AFFECT 

BERKELEY COUNTY THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.



MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS

WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY OR DIVE AROUND POLICE BARRICADES.

RAPIDLY RISING WATER CAN ENGULF A VEHICLE AND ITS OCCUPANTS. IF YOUR

VEHICLE STALLS IN WATER...ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER

GROUND.



$$



PY

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