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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Charleston, SC

July 21, 2014Chatham County, Georgia

NWS Charleston, SC issued this flash flood warning at Jul 21, 2014, 4:58 PM EDT for Chatham County, Georgia. It was in force for 6 hr. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jul 21, 2014, 4:58 PM EDT (20:58 UTC)
Expired
Jul 21, 2014, 10:51 PM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, SC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Chatham County, GA

The radar

The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 21, 4:58 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Nw Savannah Historic, GAINTERSECTION OF BAY AND FERRILL CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
Jul 21, 4:58 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Wnw Savannah Historic, GAINTERSECTION OF ROTHWELL AND LOUISVILLE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
Jul 21, 4:58 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD2 Wsw Savannah Historic, GA900 BLOCK OF WEXLER CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER.
Jul 21, 5:22 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD2 Wsw Savannah Historic, GAINTERSECTION OF CROSBY AND WINBURN STREETS CLOSED BY HIGH WATER.
Jul 21, 5:22 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD2 Wsw Savannah Historic, GAOCCUPANT TRAPPED IN CAR BY HIGH WATER AT INTERSECTION OF CROSBY AND WINBURN STREETS.
Jul 21, 6:02 PM EDTHEAVY RAIN 01 N Savannah, GABROADCAST MEDIA RELAYED A PHOTO OF STANDING WATER ON EAST ANDERSON STREET WEST OF THE HARMON STREET INTERSECTION.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Charleston AFB, SC (KCHS), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 140 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2014-07-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1335 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Charleston AFB, SC at 12:00Z on 2014-07-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 42 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1335 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-29 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
641 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

690 
WGUS52 KCHS 212058
FFWCHS
GAC051-212300-
/O.NEW.KCHS.FF.W.0013.140721T2058Z-140721T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
458 PM EDT MON JUL 21 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL CHATHAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 700 PM EDT

* AT 450 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  VERY HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SAVANNAH TO
  WHITE BLUFF...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SAVANNAH TO I-16/I-95
  INTERCHANGE. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.

  DOPPLER RADAR HAS SHOWN AS MUCH AS 3 INCHES SINCE MID AFTERNOON   
  AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL STILL OCCUR.


* FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND...
  SAVANNAH...WHITE BLUFF...SAVANNAH HISTORIC DISTRICT...HUTCHINSON
  ISLAND...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID DRIVING INTO WATER ON THE ROAD. THE WATER IS USUALLY DEEPER
THAN IT APPEARS AND THE ROAD MAY BE WASHED OUT. ONLY ONE FOOT OF
WATER WILL STALL A VEHICLE AND LESS THAN TWO FEET OF WATER CAN FLOAT
AND CARRY AWAY A VEHICLE. FLOODING IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER-RELATED
CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS
MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3209 8123 3212 8123 3212 8112 3211 8111
      3211 8110 3210 8109 3209 8106 3209 8103
      3202 8099 3196 8123

$$
8 follow-up statements
196 
WGUS72 KCHS 212134
FFSCHS

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
534 PM EDT MON JUL 21 2014

GAC051-212300-
/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140721T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHATHAM GA-
534 PM EDT MON JUL 21 2014

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
NORTHERN CHATHAM COUNTY...

AT 530 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING. 
THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SAVANNAH TO
SAVANNAH HISTORIC DISTRICT...OR OVER SAVANNAH...MOVING NORTH AT 5
MPH.

DOPPLER RADAR HAS SHOWN AS MUCH AS 3 TO 4 INCHES AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 
TO 1.5 INCHES CAN STILL OCCUR. THERE ARE ALSO REPORTS OF SEVERAL 
ROADS CLOSED IN SAVANNAH...WITH ONE OCCUPANT OF A CAR TRAPPED BY THE 
HIGH WATER.

FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND SAVANNAH...THUNDERBOLT...
HUTCHINSON ISLAND...SAVANNAH HISTORIC DISTRICT AND WHITEMARSH ISLAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID DRIVING INTO WATER ON THE ROAD. THE WATER IS USUALLY DEEPER
THAN IT APPEARS AND THE ROAD MAY BE WASHED OUT. ONLY ONE FOOT OF
WATER WILL STALL A VEHICLE AND LESS THAN TWO FEET OF WATER CAN FLOAT
AND CARRY AWAY A VEHICLE. FLOODING IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER-RELATED
CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS
MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

THE RECENT HIGH TIDE WILL INHIBIT RUNOFF OF HEAVY RAIN...FLOODING 
AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE IN DOWNTOWN SAVANNAH. AREAS MOST PRONE TO 
FLOODING INCLUDE ABERCORN STREET AND 37TH STREET.

TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR
REPORTS TO CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV. REPORTS CAN ALSO BE SENT THROUGH
TWITTER USING #WXREPORT.

&&

LAT...LON 3209 8123 3212 8123 3211 8114 3211 8110
      3210 8109 3209 8106 3209 8103 3202 8099
      3200 8117

$$
161 
WGUS72 KCHS 212151
FFSCHS

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
551 PM EDT MON JUL 21 2014

GAC051-212300-
/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140721T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHATHAM GA-
551 PM EDT MON JUL 21 2014

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL CHATHAM COUNTY...

AT 544 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING. 
THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM THUNDERBOLT TO
HUTCHINSON ISLAND...OR OVER SAVANNAH...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH.

DOPPLER RADAR HAS SHOWN OVER 4 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE THIS AFTERNOON 
AND AN ADDITIONAL 1/2 TO 1 INCH CAN STILL OCCUR. SEVERAL ROADS IN 
AND AROUND SAVANNAH ARE CLOSED AND WILL REMAIN CLOSED FOR A TIME 
EVEN AFTER THE RAIN COMES TO AN END THIS EVENING.

FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND SAVANNAH...THUNDERBOLT...
HUTCHINSON ISLAND AND SAVANNAH HISTORIC DISTRICT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID DRIVING INTO WATER ON THE ROAD. THE WATER IS USUALLY DEEPER
THAN IT APPEARS AND THE ROAD MAY BE WASHED OUT. ONLY ONE FOOT OF
WATER WILL STALL A VEHICLE AND LESS THAN TWO FEET OF WATER CAN FLOAT
AND CARRY AWAY A VEHICLE. FLOODING IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER-RELATED
CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS
MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR
REPORTS TO CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV. REPORTS CAN ALSO BE SENT THROUGH
TWITTER USING #WXREPORT.

&&

LAT...LON 3207 8119 3211 8117 3211 8114 3210 8110
      3210 8109 3209 8106 3209 8103 3202 8103
      3200 8114 3200 8115

$$
444 
WGUS72 KCHS 212229
FFSCHS

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
629 PM EDT MON JUL 21 2014

GAC051-212300-
/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140721T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CHATHAM GA-
629 PM EDT MON JUL 21 2014

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL CHATHAM COUNTY...

AT 621 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS SHOWING 
THAT THE HEAVY RAIN HAS FINALLY ENDED...BUT DUE TO AS MUCH AS 4 TO 
4.5 INCHES OF RAIN THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE FLASH FLOODING AND ROAD 
CLOSURES. 

FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND SAVANNAH...THUNDERBOLT...
HUTCHINSON ISLAND AND SAVANNAH HISTORIC DISTRICT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID DRIVING INTO WATER ON THE ROAD. THE WATER IS USUALLY DEEPER
THAN IT APPEARS AND THE ROAD MAY BE WASHED OUT. ONLY ONE FOOT OF
WATER WILL STALL A VEHICLE AND LESS THAN TWO FEET OF WATER CAN FLOAT
AND CARRY AWAY A VEHICLE. FLOODING IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER-RELATED
CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS
MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR
REPORTS TO CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV. REPORTS CAN ALSO BE SENT THROUGH
TWITTER USING #WXREPORT.

&&

LAT...LON 3207 8119 3211 8117 3211 8114 3210 8110
      3210 8109 3209 8106 3209 8103 3202 8103
      3200 8114 3200 8115

$$
620 
WGUS52 KCHS 212254
FFWCHS
GAC051-220100-
/O.EXT.KCHS.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140722T0100Z/
/00000.0..000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
654 PM EDT MON JUL 21 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL CHATHAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...

* UNTIL 900 PM EDT

* AT 643 PM EDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING   
  IN AND NEAR THE SAVANNAH HISTORIC DISTRICT WITH SEVERAL ROADS      
  STILL CLOSED DUE TO EARLIER HEAVY RAINS.

  WHILE THE WORST OF THE HEAVY RAINS HAVE ENDED...DUE TO AS MUCH AS  
  4 TO 4.5 INCHES OF RAIN EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON AND ADDITIONAL      
  RAINS UP TO 1/2 TO 3/4 INCHES THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN  
  EXTENDED.

* FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND...
  SAVANNAH...THUNDERBOLT...SAVANNAH HISTORIC DISTRICT...HUTCHINSON
  ISLAND...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID DRIVING INTO WATER ON THE ROAD. THE WATER IS USUALLY DEEPER
THAN IT APPEARS AND THE ROAD MAY BE WASHED OUT. ONLY ONE FOOT OF
WATER WILL STALL A VEHICLE AND LESS THAN TWO FEET OF WATER CAN FLOAT
AND CARRY AWAY A VEHICLE. FLOODING IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER-RELATED
CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS
MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3207 8119 3211 8117 3211 8114 3210 8110
      3210 8109 3209 8106 3209 8103 3202 8103
      3200 8114 3200 8115

$$
616 
WGUS72 KCHS 220007
FFSCHS

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
807 PM EDT MON JUL 21 2014

GAC051-220100-
/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140722T0100Z/
CHATHAM GA-
807 PM EDT MON JUL 21 2014

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL CHATHAM COUNTY...

AT 758 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE AREA OF RAIN CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING. THESE 
STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SAVANNAH HISTORIC 
DISTRICT TO THUNDERBOLT...OR OVER SAVANNAH...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH.

DOPPLER RADAR HAS SHOWN AS MUCH AS 4 TO 4.5 INCHES SINCE EARLIER IN 
THE DAY. CONSIDERABLE STANDING WATER FROM THE EARLIER HEAVY RAINS 
AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAIN THAT OCCURS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE FLASH 
FLOODING. SEVERAL ROADS REMAIN CLOSED IN AND AROUND DOWNTOWN 
SAVANNAH DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL.

FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND SAVANNAH...THUNDERBOLT...
HUTCHINSON ISLAND AND SAVANNAH HISTORIC DISTRICT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WATER DEPTH IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE AT NIGHT. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER ON THE ROADWAY EVEN IF IT APPEARS SHALLOW.
FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. A SHORT DELAY IN YOUR TRAVEL PLANS IS BETTER
THAN LOSING YOUR CAR...OR YOUR LIFE.

TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR
REPORTS TO CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV. REPORTS CAN ALSO BE SENT THROUGH
TWITTER USING #WXREPORT.

&&

LAT...LON 3207 8119 3211 8117 3211 8114 3210 8110
      3210 8109 3209 8106 3209 8103 3202 8103
      3200 8114 3200 8115

$$
167 
WGUS52 KCHS 220055
FFWCHS
GAC051-220400-
/O.EXT.KCHS.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140722T0400Z/
/00000.0..000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
855 PM EDT MON JUL 21 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL CHATHAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...

* UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT

* AT 845 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  VERY HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM SAVANNAH TO  
  THUNDERBOLT. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.

  DOPPLER RADAR HAS SHOWN AS MUCH AS 4.5 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE        
  EARLIER THIS EVENING AND THIS AFTERNOON...AND AN ADDITIONAL 1.5 TO 
  2 INCHES CAN STILL OCCUR. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS HAVE      
  INDICATED THAT SEVERAL ROADS IN AND AROUND SAVANNAH REMAINED       
  CLOSED DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINS.

* FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND...
  THUNDERBOLT...SAVANNAH...SAVANNAH HISTORIC DISTRICT...HUTCHINSON
  ISLAND...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WATER DEPTH IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE AT NIGHT. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER ON THE ROADWAY EVEN IF IT APPEARS SHALLOW.
FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. A SHORT DELAY IN YOUR TRAVEL PLANS IS BETTER
THAN LOSING YOUR CAR...OR YOUR LIFE.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3207 8119 3211 8117 3211 8114 3210 8110
      3210 8109 3209 8106 3209 8103 3202 8103
      3200 8114 3200 8115

$$
900 
WGUS72 KCHS 220147
FFSCHS

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
947 PM EDT MON JUL 21 2014

GAC051-220400-
/O.CON.KCHS.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140722T0400Z/
CHATHAM GA-
947 PM EDT MON JUL 21 2014

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FOR
CENTRAL CHATHAM COUNTY...

AT 944 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT 
SEVERAL ROADS IN AND AROUND SAVANNAH REMAIN CLOSED FROM THE HEAVIER 
RAINS FROM EARLIER. ADDITIONAL RAIN AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT...BUT 
FLOOD WATERS WILL TAKE A WHILE LONGER TO RECEDE.

AS A RESULT...FLASH FLOODING IS STILL EXPECTED IN AND AROUND 
SAVANNAH...THUNDERBOLT...HUTCHINSON ISLAND AND SAVANNAH HISTORIC 
DISTRICT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WATER DEPTH IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE AT NIGHT. DO NOT
ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER ON THE ROADWAY EVEN IF IT APPEARS SHALLOW.
FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. A SHORT DELAY IN YOUR TRAVEL PLANS IS BETTER
THAN LOSING YOUR CAR...OR YOUR LIFE.

TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR
REPORTS TO CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV. REPORTS CAN ALSO BE SENT THROUGH
TWITTER USING #WXREPORT.

&&

LAT...LON 3207 8119 3211 8117 3211 8114 3210 8110
      3210 8109 3209 8106 3209 8103 3202 8103
      3200 8114 3200 8115

$$
814 
WGUS72 KCHS 220251
FFSCHS

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1051 PM EDT MON JUL 21 2014

GAC051-220302-
/O.CAN.KCHS.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140722T0400Z/
CHATHAM GA-
1051 PM EDT MON JUL 21 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL CHATHAM
COUNTY...

ALTHOUGH THE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING HAS ENDED...DRAINAGE SYSTEMS AND
CULVERTS WILL REMAIN FULL. PONDING WATER WILL PERSIST IN LOW-LYING
AREAS AND MAY POSE A HAZARD TO MOTORISTS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO ALL-HAZARDS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING...PLEASE CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR
REPORTS TO CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV. REPORTS CAN ALSO BE SENT THROUGH
TWITTER USING #WXREPORT.

LAT...LON 3207 8119 3211 8117 3211 8114 3210 8110
      3210 8109 3209 8106 3209 8103 3202 8103
      3200 8114 3200 8115

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 21, 4:14 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHSChatham3 hr
Jul 21, 5:04 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHSBryan, Bulloch, Effingham116 min
Jul 21, 5:29 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHSBulloch, Candler, Effingham, Screven2 hr
Jul 21, 5:59 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHSLiberty, Long2 hr
Jul 21, 6:17 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHSBryan, Chatham, Liberty118 min
Jul 21, 6:20 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHSJenkins, Screven85 min
Jul 21, 6:35 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHSCandler, Evans, Tattnall115 min
Jul 21, 7:11 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHSBulloch, Candler, Evans94 min
Jul 21, 7:44 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryCHSBryan, Chatham91 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.