Flood Advisory until 06:00PM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IN... SOUTHWESTERN BEAUFORT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA... CENTRAL JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 600 PM EDT
* AT 256 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MITCHELLVILLE TO LEVY...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM RIDGELAND TO BELLINGER HILL AREA. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. DOPPLER RADAR HAS SHOWN AS MUCH AS 2 TO 2.5 INCHES SINCE EARLIER IN THE AFTERNOON AND AN ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES OR MORE CAN STILL OCCUR.
* LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO... LEVY...OKATIE...SWITZERLAND...MITCHELLVILLE...RIDGELAND...
* AFFECTED AREAS: BEAUFORT ... JASPER
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. IF TORRENTIAL RAIN CONTINUES AND THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING INCREASES...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY BE ISSUED.
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