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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING...DANGEROUS FLOODING CONTINUES IN SAVANNAH

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

445 PM EDT THU JUL 24 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CHATHAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...



* UNTIL 630 PM EDT



* AT 445 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN 

  CONTINUING TO FALL ACROSS MUCH OF CHATHAM COUNTY. BETWEEN 3 AND 

  5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN FROM DOWNTOWN SAVANNAH SOUTHWEST TO 

  GARDEN CITY...UNION JUNCTION AND BURROUGHS SINCE 2 PM WITH THE

  HEAVIEST RAINS BEING CENTERED OVER DOWNTOWN SAVANNAH. CHATHAM 

  COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONTINUES TO REPORT FLASH FLOODING IN 

  DOWNTOWN SAVANNAH. FLASH FLOODING ALSO IS LIKELY IN PROGRESS ACROSS 

  MUCH OF THE COUNTY. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE 

  EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA THROUGH 630 PM.



* FLASH FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN AND AROUND...

  GARDEN CITY...

  SAVANNAH AND PORT WENTWORTH...

  HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD...UNION JUNCTION...BURROUGHS...



DURING HEAVY RAINS...KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM STORM DRAINS...WATER

CATCHMENTS...CREEKS AND STREAMS. SHALLOW GENTLY FLOWING WATER CAN

RISE RAPIDLY IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.



LAT...LON 3199 8130 3216 8118 3211 8113 3208 8107

          3208 8100 3197 8119



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