Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Columbia, SC
Areas Affected: Chesterfield, SC
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Thursday 8:56pm EDT
Alert Effective: Thursday 8:56pm EDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 10:45pm EDT
Event Onset: Thursday 8:56pm EDT
Event Ends: Thursday 10:45pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Columbia SC
...FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Northeastern Chesterfield County in central South Carolina... * WHEN...Until 1045 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 856 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Cheraw, Chesterfield, Cheraw Municipal Airport, Northeastern Technical College, Cheraw State Park, Patrick, Cheraw Fish Hatchery, Chesterfield Detention Center and Chesterfield Ruby Middle School. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Most flooding deaths occur in vehicles. Never drive through a flooded roadway or around barricades. Turn around, don't drown.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.446d6423eedfbd321d8de050288bfe6705b53ba5.001.1 Codes: SCC025 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.446d6423eedfbd321d8de050288bfe6705b53ba5.001.1