Flood Advisory until 12:00AM Monday
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IN... EAST CENTRAL BEAUFORT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
* AT 953 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING NEAR BEAUFORT COUNTY AIRPORT...OR ABOUT OVER BEAUFORT. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT AROUND 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE LAST HOUR ACROSS MUCH OF THIS AREA AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR SO.
* LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO... BEAUFORT COUNTY AIRPORT...FROGMORE...LADYS ISLAND...ASHDALE...
* 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