HEADS UP GREAT LAKES!! WINDS HEADING EAST STRONG!! LAKE WIND ADVISORY!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (not to mention strong Rad readings West of those in the path) Feet of Lake-Effect Snow to Bury Communities Around Great Lakes! By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist November 18, 2014; 7:59 PM ET More Sharing ServicesShare| Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on linkedin See more photos below. Bands of very heavy lake-effect snow will continue much of this week and could break a 24-hour United States snowfall record Tuesday night. The coldest air of the season so far pouring across the Great Lakes will continue to trigger the lake-effect. The snow will be blinding in some areas, falling at the rate of 3-5 inches per hour, and can be accompanied by gusty winds, thunder and lightning. Travel will be impossible for a time in the heaviest bands of snow. FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 243 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 AIKEN- 243 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR * HORSE CREEK DOWNSTREAM OF LANGLEY POND IN AIKEN COUNTY. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING * OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAD REPORTED THAT THE LANGLEY POND DAM HAD A STRUCTURAL CONCERN. THE DAM CONTINUES TO BE MONITORED WHILE WATER WILL CONTINUE TO BE DRAWN DOWN SLOWLY FROM BEHIND THE DAM THROUGH TODAY. * AREAS DOWNSTREAM OF THE DAM INCLUDE THE TOWNS OF LANGLEY AND BATH NEAR HORSE CREEK. STATE ROAD 254...LANGLEY DAM ROAD AND STATE ROAD 67...ANTHONY DRIVE...COULD BE IMPACTED WHERE THEY CROSS HORSE CREEK. OTHER AREAS THAT COULD BE AFFECTED WOULD BE CAMP KIWANIS LANE AND FAR FOUR LANE. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP DOWNSTREAM OF THE DAM THAT COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. RESIDENTS DOWNSTREAM OF THE DAM SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD A FLASH FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED. DAM SAFETY EXPERTS...WITH STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICES... ARE MONITORING THE DAM AND WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE PUBLIC STATEMENTS AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. PLAN NOW SO YOU WILL KNOW WHAT TO DO IN AN EMERGENCY. KEEP INFORMED BY LISTENING TO LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS. DAM SAFETY EXPERTS...WITH STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICES... ARE MONITORING THE DAM AND WILL ISSUE A PUBLIC STATEMENT AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. PLAN NOW SO YOU WILL KNOW WHAT TO DO IN AN EMERGENCY. KEEP INFORMED BY LISTENING TO LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 01:39:50 +0000
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