...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. * FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING * NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY RAINFALL IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD WILL BE LIKELY WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS FROM RECENT SIGNIFICANT RAINS WILL ENHANCE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...INCLUDING RAPID RISES ON AREA CREEKS...STREAMS AND RIVERS. ADDITIONALLY...BECAUSE OF THE SATURATED SOILS...THERE IS ALSO A POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREES ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP OVER INTERIOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && MC
Posted on: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 07:43:57 +0000
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