THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IN... NORTHWESTERN BRYAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... SOUTHEASTERN BULLOCH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... EASTERN EVANS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... NORTHWESTERN LIBERTY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... * UNTIL 615 PM EDT * AT 447 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING NEAR BAY...OR ABOUT OVER BAY...MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH. A LARGE SLOW MOVING CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN LOCALLY CREATING STANDING WATER AND MINOR TEMPORARY FLOODING. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...OLNEY...BLITCHTON...LANIER...BAY...PEMBROKE...GROVELAND...ELLABELL PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER ONAREA ROADS AND IN LOW SPOTS. SLOW DOWN TO REDUCE THE RISK OFHYDROPLANING. IF WATER COVERS THE ENTIRE ROADWAY OR IS FLOWING...FINDANOTHER ROUTE. THE WATER IS PROBABLY MUCH DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS ANDONLY ONE FOOT OF WATER CAN STALL A VEHICLE. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODEDROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
Posted on: Sat, 31 May 2014 21:27:39 +0000
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