THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... BAMBERG COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...DENMARK...BAMBERG... BARNWELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...SAVANNAH RIVER SITE...BARNWELL... WESTERN ORANGEBURG COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ORANGEBURG... EASTERN BURKE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA... * UNTIL 245 AM EDT * AT 1140 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN THAT COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM BURKE COUNTY EASTWARD THROUGH BARNWELL AND BAMBERG COUNTIES TO ORANGEBURG COUNTY. VERY LITTLE MOVEMENT WAS DETECTED AND RADAR ESTIMATES OF 6 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN DURING THE PAST 3 HOURS IN SOUTHEAST BARNWELL COUNTY. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WILLISTON...BRANCHVILLE...BOWMAN AND BLACKVILLE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR COUNTY SHERIFF...OR USE WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.COLUMBIA.GOV TO RELAY SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS. && LAT...LON 3294 8182 3295 8188 3309 8194 3370 8105 3326 8064 3313 8087 3306 8090 3310 8094 3302 8108 3312 8120 3310 8137 3315 8155 3309 8160 3304 8154 3292 8175 3291 8177 -SWC-
Posted on: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 03:44:24 +0000
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