Flood Advisory until 08:15PM
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...
* UNTIL 815 PM EDT
* AT 716 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING NEAR DALE...OR ABOUT 6 MILES NORTH OF BEAUFORT...MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES OCCASIONALLY EXCEEDING 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL FLOOD AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE AND WILL LEAVE STANDING WATER ON ROADS UNTIL 815 PM EDT.
* LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO... BEAUFORT...DALE...WALLING GROVE...CHISOLM POINT...
* AFFECTED AREAS: BEAUFORT
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
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