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Flood Advisory for Charleston, SC; Dorchester, SC

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What is happening

What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent. Where: Charleston County in southeastern South Carolina... Dorchester County in southeastern South Carolina... When: Until 615 PM...

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

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Charleston County in southeastern South Carolina... Dorchester County in southeastern South Carolina... * WHEN...Until 615 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 430 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms with torrential rainfall extending from Delemar Crossroads into parts of West Ashley. As much as 2 to 4 inches of rain have fallen across inland portions of lower Charleston County with lesser amount elsewhere. An additional 1 to 2 inches of rain could fall through 615 PM and extend back into Downtown Charleston through the period. Some locations that will experience flooding include... North Charleston, Mount Pleasant, West Ashley, Johns Island, Downtown Charleston, James Island, Daniel Island, Hollywood, Ravenel and Sullivan's Island.

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Official revisions

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  1. Update

    Flood Advisory issued July 24 at 4:32PM EDT until July 24 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC

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  2. Alert

    Flood Advisory issued July 24 at 3:16PM EDT until July 24 at 4:45PM 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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