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WGUS72 KCHS 130013

FFSCHS

GAC029-051-179-130100-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

812 PM EDT THU AUG 12 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BRYAN AND CHATHAM 

COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM EDT...



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LIBERTY COUNTY UNTIL 

900 PM EDT...



A LARGE AREA OF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL CONTINUES ACROSS THE WARNED

COUNTIES. RAINFALL ESTIMATE OF 3 OF 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN 

PARTS OF BRYAN AND LIBERTY COUNTIES. THERE HAS BEEN A RECENT REPORT 

OF DEVELOPING FLOODING IN THE RICHMOND HILL AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL

AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY FROM KELLER TO SAVANNAH.



FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND...BEAULIEU...BELFAST... 

BLOOMINGDALE ...BURROUGHS...FLEMINGTON.. .FORT MCALLISTER...FORT 

STEWART...GARDEN CITY...HINESVILLE...ISLE OF HOPE...KELLER 

...MCINTOSH...MEINHARD...MONTEITH...MONTGOMERY...POOLER. ..PORT 

WENTWORTH...RICHMOND HILL...SANDFLY...SAVANNAH...SKIDAWAY 

ISLAND...SUNBURY...THUNDERBOLT...VERNONBURG...WHITE BLUFF AND 

WINDSOR FOREST.



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.



IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND TO

ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN

WATER BEGINS RISING.



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

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



LAT...LON 3220 8121 3195 8095 3169 8131 3187 8168



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