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Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Charleston SC
255 PM EDT Mon Jul 1 2024

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Berkeley SC-Charleston SC-
255 PM EDT Mon Jul 1 2024

...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...A portion of southeast South Carolina, including the
  following counties, Berkeley and Charleston.

* WHEN...Until 600 PM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 253 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
    thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
    shortly in the advisory area.
  - Heavy rainfall continues to build into Mount Pleasant and the
    downtown Charleston area. Intense rainfall rates of 2 to 3
    inches per hour will be possible. Rainfall totals of 2 to 4
    inches can be expected through the mid to late afternoon
    hours.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    North Charleston, Mount Pleasant, Goose Creek, Hanahan,
    Daniel Island, Downtown Charleston, James Island, West
    Ashley, Isle Of Palms and Sullivan`s Island.


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.

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LAT...LON 3288 7997 3292 7995 3293 7993 3293 7990
      3292 7987 3290 7985 3286 7983 3280 7979
      3278 7977 3275 7981 3273 7984 3275 7988
      3275 7990 3276 7994 3279 7998 3283 7998


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BSH