Flood Advisory until 04:45PM
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... SOUTHWESTERN CHARLESTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA... SOUTHEASTERN COLLETON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 445 PM EDT
* AT 229 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM JACKSONBORO TO EDDINGS POINT...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 18 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WALTERBORO TO 11 MILES WEST OF EDISTO BEACH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. DOPPLER RADAR HAS SHOWN AS MUCH AS 2 INCHES SINCE EARLIER IN THE AFTERNOON AND AN ADDITIONAL 1.5 TO 2 INCHES CAN STILL OCCUR.
* LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO... WIGGINS...COFFIN POINT...JACKSONBORO...FENWICK...BENNETTS POINT... BECK LANDING...CANADY LANDING...
* AFFECTED AREAS: BEAUFORT ... CHARLESTON ... COLLETON
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