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WGUS72 KCHS 151532

FFSCHS

SCC019-151715-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

1125 AM EDT TUE JUN 15 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CHARLESTON COUNTY

UNTIL 115 PM EDT...



FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND...CHARLESTON AND WEST 

ASHLEY.



AT 1130 AM EDT RADAR INDICATED THAT 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN 

IN THE WEST ASHLEY AREA OF CHARLESTON COUNTY OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF 

HOURS...WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH 1 PM 

EDT. IN ADDITION...REPORTS FROM THE PUBLIC AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS 

HAVE INDICATED SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF SAM 

RITTENBERG BOULEVARD AND HIGHWAY 61. A FEW REPORTS OF WATER 

APPROACHING HOUSES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS 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.



TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER

SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024.



LAT...LON 3280 8015 3274 8006 3275 7993 3279 7989

      3282 7990 3285 8004



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