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WGUS72 KCHS 261138

FFSCHS

SCC015-019-261300-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

732 AM EDT SAT JUL 26 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BERKELEY AND

CHARLESTON COUNTIES UNTIL 900 AM EDT...



AT 732 AM...CHARLESTON DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 

OFF THE COAST OF CHARLESTON COUNTY...APPROACHING BULLS BAY.  THESE 

STORMS...WITH RAIN RATES NEAR 2 INCHES PER HOUR...WILL MOVE ACROSS 

NORTHEAST CHARLESTON COUNTY FROM AWENDAW TO MCCLELLANVILLE.  THIS 

AREA IN PARTICULAR HAS ALREADY HAD 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN THIS 

MORNING.  ANY ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL LIKELY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING. 



A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO MOVE ACROSS 

PORTIONS OF BERKELEY COUNTY...AND OVER THE AREA FROM BEAUFORT TO 

DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON.  THE POSSIBILITY OF FLASH FLOODING WILL 

CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AS SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE LINING 

UP OFFSHORE...MOVING NORTH TOWARD THE COAST.  



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE LOCAL MEDIA FOR ADDITIONAL

SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. REPORT ANY FLOODING OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY

FLOODING TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND ASK THEM TO

IMMEDIATELY RELAY THE REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN

CHARLESTON.



A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON. 



LAT...LON 3338 7988 3311 7933 3270 7997 3321 8025



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