Flood Advisory until 07:00PM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IN... CENTRAL BEAUFORT COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 700 PM EDT
* AT 556 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING FROM LEMON ISLAND TO BEAUFORT TO FRIPP ISLAND. THIS AREA OF RAIN IS MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHEAST. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE...WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL MOVING INTO COASTAL AREAS SUCH AS FRIPP ISLAND AND HUNTING ISLAND.
* LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO... HARBOR ISLAND...HUNTING ISLAND...FRIPP ISLAND...BEAUFORT...AND PARRIS ISLAND...
* AFFECTED AREAS: BEAUFORT
Instructions:
DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRING WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF HIGH TIDE...MINOR FLOODING IS LIKELY IN COASTAL LOCATIONS. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH LOW-LYING AREAS NEAR THE COAST.
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