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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
603 PM EDT SUN OCT 4 2015

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CHARLESTON SC-BERKELEY SC-
603 PM EDT SUN OCT 4 2015

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT SUNDAY
FOR CHARLESTON AND BERKELEY COUNTIES...

AT 603 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAIN REDEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. AN
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE WHERE HEAVIER RAIN
OCCURS THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
THIS MUCH RAINFALL WILL ONLY WORSEN THE FLASH FLOODING WHICH IS
ALREADY OCCURRING.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE ADDITIONAL FLOODING INCLUDE...
CHARLESTON...NORTH CHARLESTON...MOUNT PLEASANT...GOOSE CREEK...
HANAHAN...MONCKS CORNER...AND MCCLELLANVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

KEEP CHILDREN AWAY FROM STORM DRAINS...CULVERTS...CREEKS AND
STREAMS. WATER LEVELS CAN RISE RAPIDLY AND SWEEP CHILDREN AWAY. TURN
AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

&&

LAT...LON 3309 7934 3300 7936 3304 7954 3295 7962
      3292 7961 3293 7957 3291 7957 3286 7969
      3281 7973 3275 7985 3279 7991 3281 7992
      3280 7993 3268 7989 3265 7994 3332 8025
      3345 8022 3350 7996 3332 7974 3313 7927

$$

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