...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. * LOCATION...SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA COASTAL COUNTIES...INCLUDING DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON. * TIDE LEVELS...THE EVENING HIGH TIDE WILL PEAK BETWEEN 7.0 AND 7.2 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER ON CHARLESTON HARBOR. SHALLOW SALT WATER FLOODING BEGINS WHEN THE TIDE REACHES 7 FEET MEAN LOWER LOW WATER. * TIMING...THE EVENING HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AROUND 952 PM EDT. HIGHEST TIDE LEVELS WILL OCCUR WITHIN 2 HOURS EITHER SIDE OF THE HIGH TIDE. * IMPACTS...SHALLOW SALT WATER FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN SOME AREAS...INCLUDING LOCATIONS IN DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON. EXPECT STANDING SALT WATER ON SOME FLOOD-PRONE ROADS THIS EVENING. AREA BEACHES WILL ALSO BE INUNDATED BY THE HIGH TIDE FOR A FEW HOURS THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF ROAD CLOSURES AND MINOR FLOODING OF PROPERTIES. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. && MC
Posted on: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 19:52:41 +0000
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