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Flash Flood Warning for Dorchester, SC

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Dorchester
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What is happening

FFWCHS The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Dorchester County in southeastern South Carolina... * Until 1030 PM EDT. * At 730 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin...

What the bulletin says to do

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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Bulletin details

FFWCHS The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Dorchester County in southeastern South Carolina... * Until 1030 PM EDT. * At 730 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. 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... North Charleston, Summerville, Delemar Crossroads, Westoe, Canaan, Clubhouse Crossroads, Slands Bridge, Cooke Crossroads, Slandsville and Dorchester Estates. Very heavy rain has fallen across the Summers Corner area over the last 60 to 90 minutes. Home weather stations in the area show that 2.5 to 3.5 inches of rain have already fallen and heavy rain continues. An additional 1 to 2 inches of rain could impact southern Dorchester County over the next hour.

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  1. Alert

    Flash Flood Warning issued August 13 at 7:30PM EDT until August 13 at 10:30PM 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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