...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH 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.
* FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING 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 BEING 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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