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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT...SEVERE FLOODING IN SAVANNAH

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

347 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CHATHAM COUNTY UNTIL

445 PM EDT...

...SEVERE FLOODING OCCURRING IN SAVANNAH...



CHATHAM COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS REPORTING NUMEROUS ROAD 

CLOSURES IN THE SAVANNAH METRO AREA. RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE 

VERY HEAVY RAIN FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL CHATHAM COUNTY FROM 

DOWNTOWN SAVANNAH SOUTHWEST TO BURROUGHS. AS MUCH AS 2 TO 4 INCHES 

OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THIS AREA SINCE 2 PM. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 

INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED. THIS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS FLASH 

FLOODING.



FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND...BURROUGHS...GARDEN CITY...

POOLER...PORT WENTWORTH...RIVERSIDE...SAVANNAH AND THUNDERBOLT.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE WHERE

WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.



TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER 

SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AT 843-747-5046.



LAT...LON 3203 8096 3195 8128 3206 8134 3219 8116

          3211 8108



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