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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC

230 PM EDT SUN AUG 10 2003



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR AIKEN COUNTY UNTIL 

345 PM...

 

AT 2 PM THE AIKEN COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE REPORTED FLOODING HAD 

OCCURRED AT 130 PM ON EXIT 22 OF I-20 NEAR US HIGHWAY 1. SEVERAL 

STREETS WERE ALSO REPORTED FLOODED IN THE CITY OF AIKEN ALSO AT 130 

PM. 



AT 230 PM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 3 TO 

4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN NORTHERN AIKEN COUNTY NEAR I-20 TO 

THE NORTH OF THE CITY OF AIKEN OVER THE THE PAST 3 HOURS. THIS IS 

ENOUGH TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.



MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN DRIVING...AND DO 

NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS A WATER COVERED ROADWAY. 



PLEASE RELAY ANY FLOODING REPORTS TO YOUR LOCAL SHERIFFS OFFICE.



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