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WGUS72 KCHS 190347

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GAC191-190400-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

1145 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2003



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR MCINTOSH COUNTY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO 

EXPIRE AT 1145 PM...



AT 1145 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IN CHARLESTON 

INDICATES THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS OVER MCINTOSH COUNTY ARE BEGINNING 

TO WEAKEN.  WHILE AREAS NEAR DARIEN AND ALONG INTERSTATE 95 MAY 

STILL EXPERIENCE SOME PONDING OF WATER FROM EARLIER STORMS...THERE 

IS NO LONGER A THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING.  



MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION TONIGHT AS SOME ROADS 

WILL REMAIN FLOODED FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  IF YOU SEE A FLOODED 

ROAD...DO NOT TRY TO DRIVE THROUGH IT.  TURN AROUND AND FIND AN 

ALTERNATE ROUTE.



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

SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. 



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