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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
825 AM EDT SUN AUG 29 2004

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  BERKELEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
  CHARLESTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 1115 AM EDT

* AT 825 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS NORTHERN   
  CHARLESTON COUNTY AND EASTERN BERKELEY COUNTY ASSOCIATED WITH 
  TROPICAL STORM GASTON. RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES BETWEEN 720 AM AND 
  820 AM INDICATE BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS 
  MUCH OF THIS AREA...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OVER 2 INCHES NEAR CHARITY. 
  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING.

* FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND...
  HUGER AND AWENDAW...
  WANDO AND CAINHOY...
  GOOSE CREEK...
  DANIEL ISLAND AND HANAHAN...
  MOUNT PLEASANT...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY
FOR HIGHER GROUND. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.

TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024.

LAT...LON 3313 7936 3336 7985 3308 8008 3285 8006
      3268 7994

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