Flash Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston SC
156 AM EDT Mon Aug 11 2025

The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Chatham County in southeastern Georgia...
  Jasper County in southeastern South Carolina...

* Until 400 AM EDT.

* At 156 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated an large band of showers
  and thunderstorm with torrential rainfall just off the coast of
  Chatham County. This band will move across much Chatham County
  into parts of Jasper County through 4 AM. This includes much of
  the Savannah Metro Area. As much as 1 to 3 inches of rain could
  fall over a very short period. This will result in urban flooding
  and flash flooding. Road closures are possible, especially across
  Downtown Savannah.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  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, Bluffton, Tybee Island, Midtown Savannah, Downtown
  Savannah, Hutchinson Island, Hunter Army Airfield, Windsor Forest,
  Wilmington Island and Coffee Bluff.

This includes the following highways...
I-16 between mile markers 156 and 168.
I-95 in Georgia between mile markers 98 and 112.
I-516 between mile markers 3 and 9.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3189 8120 3211 8130 3223 8119 3224 8102
      3220 8100 3217 8095 3213 8096 3214 8091
      3212 8093 3211 8090 3208 8090 3210 8086
      3205 8086 3201 8082 3195 8084 3181 8102
      3172 8109 3182 8116 3186 8114 3190 8117

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2.25 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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