...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...DARLINGTON...DILLON...
  FLORENCE...GEORGETOWN...HORRY...MARION...MARLBORO AND
  WILLIAMSBURG.
* FROM 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
* THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IDA WILL BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE
  AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND INTO THURSDAY. THE
  HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. AT
  THIS TIME FLOODING ISSUES WILL BE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR. BY THE
  TIME THE RAIN TAPERS OFF EARLY FRIDAY MORNING MOST AREAS WILL
  HAVE ACCUMULATED A GENERAL 3 TO 5 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
  WILL BE POSSIBLE AS SOME INSTABILITY ALOFT CAUSES POCKETS OF
  HEAVIER SHOWERY BANDS EMBEDDED WITHIN THE LARGE SWATH OF RAIN
  ACROSS THE CAROLINAS.
RAINFALL RATES WILL GENERALLY ONLY BE MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY
HEAVY BUT THE PROLONGED NATURE OF THE RAIN WILL LEAD TO FLOODING
PROBLEMS. ROADSIDE DITCHES SHOULD FILL AND BECOME UNABLE TO HOLD
ADDITIONAL RAIN THAT WILL END UP FLOWING OUT INTO THE ROAD. URBAN
AREAS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO FLOODING AS PAVED SURFACES LEAD
TO RUNOFF.
THE WIDESPREAD NATURE OF THE RAIN MAY LEAD TO RIVER FLOODING
ISSUES LATER IN THE WEEK. SOME OF THE MAJOR RIVERS MAY EXPERIENCE
MINOR FLOODING AROUND FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND.
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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