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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 915 PM EDT

* AT 810 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CHISOLM POINT TO CLARENDON...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTH OF BEAUFORT TO 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF BEAUFORT. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES OCCASIONALLY EXCEEDING 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL FLOOD AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE AND WILL MAINTAIN STANDING WATER ON ROADS UNTIL 915 PM EDT.

* LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO... DALE...LOBECO...CLARENDON...GRAYS HILL...CHISOLM POINT...BEAUFORT...BEAUFORT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION...

* 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.