251 WGUS42 KCHS 081445 FLWCHS BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1045 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016 GAC029-031-043-051-103-109-165-179-183-191-251-SCC005-013-019-029- 035-049-053-082045- /O.NEW.KCHS.FA.W.0001.161008T1445Z-161008T2045Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHATHAM GA-LIBERTY GA-LONG GA-BRYAN GA-MCINTOSH GA-BULLOCH GA- EVANS GA-CANDLER GA-JENKINS GA-EFFINGHAM GA-SCREVEN GA-BEAUFORT SC- JASPER SC-CHARLESTON SC-HAMPTON SC-DORCHESTER SC-ALLENDALE SC- COLLETON SC- 1045 AM EDT SAT OCT 8 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR... CHATHAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA... LIBERTY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA... LONG COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA... BRYAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA... MCINTOSH COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA... BULLOCH COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA... EVANS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA... CANDLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA... JENKINS COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA... EFFINGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA... SCREVEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA... BEAUFORT COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA... JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA... CHARLESTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA... HAMPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA... DORCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA... ALLENDALE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA... COLLETON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA... * UNTIL 445 PM EDT SATURDAY * AT 1038 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED THAT EXTREMELY HIGH RAINFALL AMOUNTS HAVE OCCURRED AS HURRICANE MATTHEW TRACKED ACROSS THE REGION. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 13 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS HAVE FALLEN. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FLOODING THIS MORNING AND FLOODING CONTINUES. BANDS OF RAIN WRAPPING AROUND THE BACK SIDE OF MATTHEW ARE STILL PASSING ACROSS THE AREA BUT BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST. HOWEVER...FLOOD WATERS WILL BE SLOW TO RECEDE AND THUS CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... SAVANNAH...HILTON HEAD ISLAND...HINESVILLE...STATESBORO...POOLER... BLUFFTON...BEAUFORT AND PORT ROYAL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && LAT...LON 3129 8136 3141 8159 3165 8177 3196 8162 3255 8207 3304 8109 3310 8096 3306 8090 3313 8089 3317 8080 3307 8062 3305 8039 3285 8040 3265 8068 3245 8042 3230 8041 3207 8083 3196 8082 3171 8110 3130 8123 $$