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Flash Flood Warning for Beaufort, SC; Colleton, SC; Hampton, SC

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FFWCHS The National Weather Service in Charleston has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Beaufort County in southeastern South Carolina... Colleton County in southeastern South Carolina... Hampton County in southeastern South Carolina... * Until 845 PM EDT. * At 722 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated...

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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 [email protected].

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FFWCHS The National Weather Service in Charleston has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Beaufort County in southeastern South Carolina... Colleton County in southeastern South Carolina... Hampton County in southeastern South Carolina... * Until 845 PM EDT. * At 722 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring. 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... Yemassee, White Hall, McPhersonville, Blake, Salkehatchie, Blountville and Davidson. This includes I-95 in South Carolina between mile markers 36 and 43.

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  1. Update

    Flash Flood Warning issued August 27 at 7:22PM EDT until August 27 at 8:45PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC

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  2. Alert

    Flash Flood Warning issued August 27 at 6:22PM EDT until August 27 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Charleston SC. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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