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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC

640 PM EDT WED AUG 6 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

    SOUTHEASTERN LEXINGTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 900 PM EDT.



* AT 640 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING 

IN GASTON. A SECTION OF US HIGHWAY 321 IN GASTON WAS CLOSED. RADAR 

HAD ESTIMATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF FOUR INCHES ACROSS 

PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LEXINGTON COUNTY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS 

EXPECTED IN THIS REGION THROUGH 800 PM...LIKELY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER ONE INCH.



* THUNDERSTORMS WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL BE NEAR THE FOLLOWING

LOCATIONS...

    PINE RIDGE.

    SOUTH CONGAREE.

    EDMUND.

    GASTON.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. 

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE 

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED. MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND.



REPORT ANY HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS OR FLOODING TO YOUR COUNTY SHERIFF.



LAT...LON 3394 8115 3389 8102 3371 8108 3381 8132

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