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WGUS72 KCHS 070608

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GAC043-109-183-267-070800-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC

156 AM EDT TUE SEP 7 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LONG...EVANS...

TATTNALL AND CANDLER COUNTIES UNTIL 345 AM EDT...



AT 156 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES A LARGE 

AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST 

GEORGIA.  BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION 

FRANCES CONTINUE TO PUSH NORTH OUT OF FLORIDA.  WHILE MOST AREAS ARE 

EXPERIENCING RAIN RATES NEAR ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR...THE STRONGER 

RAIN SQUALLS ARE PRODUCING RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR.  THIS 

WILL CONTINUE TO BRING THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING ACROSS 

LONG...EVANS...TATTNALL...AND CANDLER COUNTIES THROUGH THE EARLY 

MORNING HOURS.



COUNTY OFFICIALS IN TATTNALL COUNTY REPORT STREETS FLOODED IN 

GLENNVILLE AS WELL AS OTHER PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY.  LONG COUNTY IS 

REPORTING MOST DIRT ROADS FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE.  CANDLER COUNTY 

OFFICIALS ARE REPORTING A FEW ROADS IN METTER ALSO FLOODED.



FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND...BELLVILLE...CLAXTON...

COBBTOWN...COLLINS...GLENNVILLE...HAGAN...MANASSAS...MENDES...

METTER...MIDWAY AND REIDSVILLE.



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.



A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING.



LAT...LON 3243 8199 3177 8175 3198 8213 3239 8216



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