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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

853 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BERKELEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...



* UNTIL 1100 PM EDT



* AT 853 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING OVER

  BETHERA. THE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING THE HEAVY RAIN ARE MOVING EAST

  AT 10 MPH.  RADAR ESTIMATES THAT AS MUCH AS 4 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN  

  HAS FALLEN IN AND AROUND HIGHWAY 41 BETWEEN HUGER AND JAMESTOWN.   

  MORE SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE FORMING TO THE WEST NEAR MONCKS        

  CORNER.  THESE STORMS WILL TRAIN OVER THIS SAME AREA...PRODUCING   

  TORRENTIAL RAINS OVER THE NEXT HOUR.



* FLASH FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN AND AROUND...

  BETHERA...

  THOMAS CORNER...



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE RAPID FLOODING OF

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



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN

AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



LAT...LON 3318 7993 3313 7975 3324 7967 3327 7986



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