A * FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IN... BERKELEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA... CENTRAL CHARLESTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA... NORTHEASTERN COLLETON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA... DORCHESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA... * UNTIL 900 PM EDT * AT 728 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ROSINVILLE TO PATRIOTS POINT...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM INDIAN FIELD TO CHARLESTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. DOPPLER RADAR HAS SHOWN AS MUCH AS 3 TO 4 INCHES SINCE THIS AFTERNOON AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN STILL OCCUR. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO... PATRIOTS POINT...STALLSVILLE...THE OLD VILLAGE...MOUNT PLEASANT WATERFRONT PARK...DUNCAN CHAPEL...RIVERFRONT PARK...ION... NORTHWOODS MALL...WANDO TERMINAL...ISLE OF PALMS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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.
Posted on: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 23:37:28 +0000
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