

000 

WGUS72 KCHS 261231

FFSCHS

SCC015-019-261300-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

825 AM EDT SAT JUL 26 2003



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

CHARLESTON COUNTIES UNTIL 900 AM EDT...



AT 825 AM...CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 

CONTINUES TO INDICATE A LARGE AREA OF SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM 

ACTIVITY FROM NEAR BEAUFORT...TO LAKE MOULTRIE...AND BACK DOWN 

TOWARD MCCLELLANVILLE.   SOME OF THE HEAVIEST RAINS OVER THE NEXT 

HALF HOUR WILL OCCUR NEAR MCCLELLANVILLE...WHERE RAIN TOTALS OF 2 TO 

3 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVERNIGHT.  WHILE THE THREAT OF 

IMMINENT FLASH FLOODING HAS DECREASED OVER THE PAST HOUR...RUNOFF 

FROM EARLIER RAINS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO FLOOD AREA ROADS ACROSS MUCH 

OF BERKELEY COUNTY...AND THE NORTHERN HALF OF CHARLESTON COUNTY.  

THERE ARE REPORTS OF HIGH WATER ON CAINHOY ROAD AT CHARITY CHURCH 

ROAD.



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.



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

WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.



A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON.



LAT...LON 3329 7966 3314 7928 3270 7996 3318 8019



$$



PY

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000 

WGUS72 KCHS 261231

FFSCHS

SCC015-019-261300-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

825 AM EDT SAT JUL 26 2003



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

CHARLESTON COUNTIES UNTIL 900 AM EDT...



AT 825 AM...CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 

CONTINUES TO INDICATE A LARGE AREA OF SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM 

ACTIVITY FROM NEAR BEAUFORT...TO LAKE MOULTRIE...AND BACK DOWN 

TOWARD MCCLELLANVILLE.   SOME OF THE HEAVIEST RAINS OVER THE NEXT 

HALF HOUR WILL OCCUR NEAR MCCLELLANVILLE...WHERE RAIN TOTALS OF 2 TO 

3 INCHES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN OVERNIGHT.  WHILE THE THREAT OF 

IMMINENT FLASH FLOODING HAS DECREASED OVER THE PAST HOUR...RUNOFF 

FROM EARLIER RAINS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO FLOOD AREA ROADS ACROSS MUCH 

OF BERKELEY COUNTY...AND THE NORTHERN HALF OF CHARLESTON COUNTY.  

THERE ARE REPORTS OF HIGH WATER ON CAINHOY ROAD AT CHARITY CHURCH 

ROAD.



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.



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

WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.



A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON.



LAT...LON 3329 7966 3314 7928 3270 7996 3318 8019



$$



PY

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