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WGUS72 KCHS 272156
FFSCHS
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
556 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2026
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CHATHAM GA-EFFINGHAM GA-JASPER SC-
556 PM EDT WED MAY 27 2026
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR CHATHAM, EFFINGHAM AND JASPER COUNTIES...
AT 556 PM EDT, CHATHAM COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED ONGOING
FLASH FLOODING IN POOLER. BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN.
FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING.
HAZARD...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY THUNDERSTORMS.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED.
IMPACT...FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS, URBAN AREAS,
HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR
DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
POOLER, SAVANNAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, GODLEY STATION, I-16/I-95
INTERCHANGE, GARDEN CITY, PORT WENTWORTH, HARDEEVILLE,
BLOOMINGDALE, MEINHARD AND MONTEITH.
AT 541 PM EDT, CHATHAM COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED THAT THE
INTERSECTION OF CANAL STREET AND PARK AVENUE IN POOLER IS CLOSED DUE
TO 12-18 INCHES OF WATER. ALSO, USGS RAIN GAGES ALONG ABERCORN CREEK
AND THE SAVANNAH RIVER IN FAR SOUTHERN EFFINGHAM COUNTY HAVE MEASURED
RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES IN THE LAST 1 TO 2 HOURS.
WHILE THE INTENSITY OF RAINFALL HAS DIMINISHED IN THE LAST 30
MINUTES, ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING AND MOVING BACK INTO
THE WARNED AREA.
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 3210 8139 3211 8140 3212 8139 3214 8135
3227 8120 3228 8116 3228 8110 3226 8105
3223 8103 3219 8105 3216 8109 3214 8115
3210 8118 3207 8122 3204 8129 3202 8132
3205 8137 3207 8137 3208 8139
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
BSH
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