THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAINFALL IN... CENTRAL ANDERSON COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA... NORTHEASTERN OCONEE COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA... WESTERN PICKENS COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA... * UNTIL NOON EDT * AT 1010 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL RATES OF AROUND ONE TO TWO INCHES HAVE BEEN FALLING OVER THE AREA THAT ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL OF AROUND TWO INCHES IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. * RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING TO OCCUR... ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING INCLUDE...CLEMSON... PICKENS...CENTRAL...LAKE JOCASSEE...LIBERTY...NINE TIMES... NORRIS...PENDLETON...ROCKY BOTTOM...SANDY SPRINGS AND TABLE ROCK STATE PARK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER...FLOODING...LANDSLIDES OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1...OR BY POSTING ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET IT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD DESCRIBE THE EVENT AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED. &&
Posted on: Thu, 04 Jul 2013 14:23:42 +0000