

000 

WGUS52 KCAE 101650

FFWCAE

SCC003-101945-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC

1249 PM EDT SUN AUG 10 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

    AIKEN COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 345 PM EDT.



* AT 1245 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL DEVELOPING OVER NORTHERN 

  AIKEN COUNTY NEAR I-20. MORE THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING SOUTH 

  OF THIS AREA CLOSER TO THE CITY OF AIKEN. STORMS WITH VERY HEAVY  

  RAIN SHOULD CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER AIKEN COUNTY FOR THE NEXT 2 

  TO 3 HOURS. 



STREET FLOODING HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN THE NORTHERN PORTION

OF AIKEN COUNTY AND MORE WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS EXPECTED DURING   

THE EARLY PART OF THE AFTERNOON. 



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

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.



LAT...LON 3361 8192 3323 8178 3362 8126 3378 8143



TTH 

