THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN LANCASTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA... * UNTIL 1115 PM EDT * AT 911 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAINFALL FROM A STRONG THUNDERSTORM ACROSS EXTREME NORTHWESTERN LANCASTER COUNTY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES OVER SHORT PERIODS OF TIME...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS...WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING. 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. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY. RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE. REPORT LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS OR FLOODING TO YOUR COUNTY SHERIFF...OR USE WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSCOLUMBIA AND EMAIL [email protected] TO RELAY SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS. && LAT...LON 3506 8088 3494 8078 3490 8079 3491 8087 3495 8087 3497 8089 3501 8091 3507 8091 3507 8090 MC
Posted on: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 01:16:56 +0000