Flood Advisory until 09:00PM
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...
* UNTIL 900 PM EDT
* AT 734 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING NEAR CALIBOGUE CAY...OR ABOUT OVER HILTON HEAD ISLAND...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL PRODUCE STANDING WATER ON ROADS AND WILL FLOOD AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE THROUGH 9 PM.
* LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO... CALIBOGUE CAY...LAWTON...SHELTER COVE...HILTON HEAD ISLAND...WILTON GRAVES BRIDGE...BRIGHTON BEACH...CARIL BOWERS BRIDGE...
* 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