Flash Flood Warning until 11:00PM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTH CENTRAL BEAUFORT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
* AT 753 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HILTON HEAD ISLAND TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FOREST BEACH...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HILTON HEAD ISLAND TO FORT PULASKI NATIONAL MONUMENT. THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. DOPPLER RADAR HAS SHOWN AS MUCH AS 4 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE EARLIER THIS EVENING AND AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES CAN STILL OCCUR.
* FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN AND AROUND... FOREST BEACH...HILTON HEAD ISLAND...SEA PINES...BRIGHTON BEACH...
* AFFECTED AREAS: BEAUFORT
Instructions:
AVOID DRIVING INTO WATER ON THE ROAD. THE WATER IS USUALLY DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS AND THE ROAD MAY BE WASHED OUT. ONLY ONE FOOT OF WATER WILL STALL A VEHICLE AND LESS THAN TWO FEET OF WATER CAN FLOAT AND CARRY AWAY A VEHICLE. FLOODING IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER-RELATED CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. TO REPORT FLOODING...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT 1-888-383-2024.
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:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Warning