...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...
 INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
 BURKE...COLUMBIA...LINCOLN...MCDUFFIE AND RICHMOND. IN CENTRAL
 SOUTH CAROLINA...AIKEN...BAMBERG...BARNWELL...CALHOUN...
 CHESTERFIELD...CLARENDON...EDGEFIELD...FAIRFIELD...KERSHAW...
 LANCASTER...LEE...LEXINGTON...MCCORMICK...NEWBERRY...
 ORANGEBURG...RICHLAND...SALUDA AND SUMTER.
* THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
* THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL SYSTEM IDA WILL SLOWLY MOVE TOWARDS THE
  AREA OVERNIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL
  WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE REGION...WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4
  INCHES POSSIBLE. THIS RAINFALL...WHICH WILL BE SPREAD OUT OVER
  A PERIOD OF TIME...WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SLOW RISES
  ON AREA CREEKS...STREAMS...AND RIVERS. RIVER FLOODING MAY BECOME
  AN ISSUE ACROSS THE AREA ONCE THE SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION.
* PERSONS LIVING NEAR AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO
  THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THIS INCLUDES
  PERSONS LIVING ALONG THE CONGAREE RIVER NEAR CAROLINA EASTMAN.
  LONGER TERM FORECASTS INDICATE THAT SITE WITH THE POTENTIAL TO
  RISE ABOVE ITS FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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