...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...BULLOCH...CANDLER...EFFINGHAM...EVANS... INLAND BRYAN...INLAND LIBERTY...JENKINS...LONG...SCREVEN AND TATTNALL. IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...ALLENDALE... DORCHESTER...HAMPTON...INLAND BERKELEY...INLAND COLLETON AND INLAND JASPER. * UNTIL 5 AM EDT FRIDAY * SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT MUCH OF INTERIOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. THE GROUND REMAINS QUITE WET FROM SEVERAL WEEKS OF HEAVY RAINS AND ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY LEAD TO AREAS OF AT LEAST MINOR FLOODING AND POSSIBLY FLASH FLOODING. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED INTO THE DAY FRIDAY. * FLOODING COULD OCCUR QUICKLY...ESPECIALLY IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. DRIVING COULD BECOME HAZARDOUS AS SOME AREA ROADWAYS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING. IF FLOODING DEVELOPS...MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. IF DRIVING...BE PREPARED FOR FLOODED ROADWAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. && MC
Posted on: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 23:38:44 +0000
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