...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...BURKE...COLUMBIA...LINCOLN...MCDUFFIE AND RICHMOND. IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...AIKEN...BAMBERG... BARNWELL...CALHOUN...CHESTERFIELD...CLARENDON...EDGEFIELD... FAIRFIELD...KERSHAW...LANCASTER...LEE...LEXINGTON... MCCORMICK...NEWBERRY...ORANGEBURG...RICHLAND...SALUDA AND SUMTER. * FROM 8 AM EDT THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING * POTENTIAL EXIST FOR RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES AS TROPICAL STORM ANDREA MOVES NORTHEAST TOWARD THE REGION. THE AIRMASS ACROSS THE AREA WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY MOIST THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. AT THIS TIME...THE HIGHEST CONFIDENCE FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ACROSS THE EASTERN MIDLANDS...ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 26. MANY AREAS OF THE MIDLANDS AND CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION. * FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...LOW LYING AREAS...URBAN AREAS AND AREAS ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && MC
Posted on: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:47:38 +0000
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