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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
759 AM EDT THU APR 11 2024
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
BERKELEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...
CHARLESTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL NOON EDT.
* AT 759 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING OR
EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
HAZARD...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. THUNDERSTORMS
PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS,
URBAN AREAS, HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
NORTH CHARLESTON, MOUNT PLEASANT, DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON, JAMES
ISLAND, FORT SUMTER, DANIEL ISLAND, WEST ASHLEY, I-26/I-526
INTERCHANGE, JOHNS ISLAND, ISLE OF PALMS, FOLLY BEACH, SULLIVAN'S
ISLAND, FORT JOHNSON, CHARLESTON NAVAL COMPLEX, CHARLES TOWNE
LANDING, JAMES ISLAND COUNTY PARK, MAYBANK BRIDGE, SULLIVANS
ISLAND AND DON HOLT BRIDGE.
AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATE THAT 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS THE CHARLESTON AREA THIS MORNING. RADAR
IMAGERY SHOWS A VERY INTENSE AREA OF RAINFALL POISED TO MOVE ACROSS
THE AREA OVER THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS. RAINFALL RATES WILL BE INTENSE,
WITH 2 INCHES OR MORE PER HOUR POSSIBLE. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS
OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
REPORT FLOODING DIRECTLY TO THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO NWS.CHARLESTONSC@NOAA.GOV.
LAT...LON 3291 7994 3291 7987 3290 7982 3284 7973
3281 7970 3274 7985 3269 7987 3263 7994
3266 8000 3275 8009 3283 8011 3289 8003
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
BSH
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