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Beaufort County Sheriff's Office
Sunday July 20th, 2014 :: 02:17 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Flood Advisory until 03:15PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IN... NORTH CENTRAL BEAUFORT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA... CENTRAL COLLETON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA... EXTREME EAST CENTRAL HAMPTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 315 PM EDT

* AT 214 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM THAYER TO SHELDON...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WALTERBORO TO YEMASSEE. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.

* LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO... BLAKE...HENDERSONVILLE...THAYER...DRAWDY...

* AFFECTED AREAS: BEAUFORT ... COLLETON ... HAMPTON

Instructions:

THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADS AND IN LOW SPOTS. SLOW DOWN TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HYDROPLANING. IF WATER COVERS THE ENTIRE ROADWAY OR IS FLOWING...FIND ANOTHER ROUTE. THE WATER IS PROBABLY MUCH DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS AND ONLY ONE FOOT OF WATER CAN STALL A VEHICLE. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

Address/Location
Beaufort County Sheriff's Office
2001 Duke St
Beaufort, SC 29902

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 843-255-3200

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Alert Details

Severity:
Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Advisory

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