Alert: Flash Flood Warning issued August 31 at 8:59AM EDT expiring August 31 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston SC

Event: Flash Flood Warning
Sender Name: NWS Charleston SC
Issued: 2015-08-31T08:59:34-04:00
Expires: 2015-08-31T10:00:00-04:00
WEA Text: Flash Flood Warning this area til 10:00 AM EDT. Avoid flood areas. Check local media. -NWS
Description: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF…
CHARLESTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA…
BERKELEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA…

* UNTIL 1000 AM EDT

* AT 856 AM EDT…CHARLESTON COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTED SEVERAL ROAD
CLOSURES AND WATER ENTERING HOMES IN PARTS OF NORTH CHARLESTON.
RADAR ESTIMATES OVER 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN SOME
LOCATIONS.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
CHARLESTON…NORTH CHARLESTON…MOUNT PLEASANT…GOOSE CREEK…
HANAHAN…DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON…NAVAL WEAPONS STATION CHARLESTON
AND MAGNOLIA GARDENS.
Instruction: TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Categories: Met,
Area Description: Charleston; Berkeley

Message Identifier: NWS-141029-992551-934330
CAP MessageType: Alert
Added note: – Flash Flood Warnings warnings