FLOOD WATCH Warning Issue Date: 1028 PM EST TUE NOV 10 2009
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* A PORTION OF NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS...DARLINGTON...DILLON...FLORENCE...
GEORGETOWN...HORRY...MARION...MARLBORO AND WILLIAMSBURG.
* 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 WEDNESDAY. AT THIS TIME
FLOODING ISSUES WILL BE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF
RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE.
RAINFALL RATES WILL GENERALLY BE MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY
BUT THE PROLONGED NATURE OF THE RAIN WILL LEAD TO POTENTIAL FLOODING.
THE WIDESPREAD NATURE OF THE RAIN MAY LEAD TO RIVER FLOODING LATER
IN THE WEEK. SOME OF THE MAJOR RIVERS MAY EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING
FRIDAY 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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