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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Columbia SC
734 PM EDT SUN SEP 16 2018

...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR Northeastern Chesterfield County!...

The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Chesterfield County in central South Carolina...

* Until 130 AM EDT Monday.

* At 727 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the
  warned area. Nearly 20 inches of rain has likely fallen over
  eastern Chesterfield County near Cheraw. Extremely Dangerous Flash
  flooding is already occurring.

  This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Northeastern Chesterfield
  County.

This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Cheraw, Chesterfield and Patrick.

Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are possible in the
warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GET TO THE HIGHEST FLOOR OF THE NEAREST BUILDING! This is an
extremely dangerous and life-threatening situation.  Do not attempt
to travel unless you are under an evacuation order.

Most flooding deaths occur in vehicles. Never drive through a flooded
roadway or around barricades. Turn around, don't drown.

Flooded roadways are nearly impossible to see at night. Avoid
traveling in the warned area. Turn around, don't drown.

&&

LAT...LON 3461 7978 3460 7981 3453 7983 3453 7984
      3449 7988 3449 7997 3450 7999 3448 8007
      3481 8011 3481 7994 3476 7993 3474 7989
      3468 7986 3465 7980

$$

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