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WGUS72 KCHS 111433
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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1033 AM EDT THU APR 11 2024
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BERKELEY SC-CHARLESTON SC-
1033 AM EDT THU APR 11 2024
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY FOR
BERKELEY AND CHARLESTON COUNTIES...
AT 1033 AM EDT, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED EARLIER HEAVY
RAINFALL HAS RESULTED IN NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED BY FLOODING IN AND
AROUND DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON. BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
FALLEN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.5 TO 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING.
HAZARD...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
FLASH FLOODING.
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED.
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.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS.
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...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
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