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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Charleston SC
554 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 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 1145 AM EDT.

* At 554 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, Goose Creek, Hanahan, Downtown
  Charleston, James Island, Fort Sumter, Daniel Island, West Ashley
  and I-26/I-526 Interchange.

Radar imagery shows pockets of heavy rain moving into the Charleston
area while the ongoing high tide remains very high thanks to onshore
wind associated with Helene. The combination of intense rainfall
rates and lingering tidal flooding will produce an increased risk of
flash flooding around the Charleston metro area. The downtown
Charleston area will likely see the greatest threat, but surrounding
areas around Folly Beach, James Island, West Ashley, North
Charleston, and Mount Pleasant will also be at risk. Rainfall rates
of up to 2 inches per hour will be possible and flooding could cause
damage to structures and roadways across the area through the mid to
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 3271 8006 3278 8009 3284 8009 3290 8007
      3292 8004 3293 7999 3293 7994 3289 7984
      3285 7980 3282 7974 3280 7972 3278 7973
      3273 7982 3273 7984 3268 7986 3267 7987
      3261 7996 3263 7999

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE

$$

BSH