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... EAST CENTRAL JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 700 PM EDT
* AT 454 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BASHAN TO DANIELS...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM RIDGELAND TO BEAUFORT... MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH. DOPPLER RADAR HAS SHOWN AS MUCH AS 2 1/2 TO 3 INCHES SINCE EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN STILL OCCUR.
* LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO... BEAUFORT...DANIELS...WALLING GROVE...COOSAW ISLAND...GRAYS HILL...KNOWLES... RICETOWN...CLARENDON...
* 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.
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