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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
236 AM EST SAT MAR 9 2024
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MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG-CENTRAL ORANGEBURG-SOUTHEASTERN
ORANGEBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NORTH, BOWMAN, DENMARK, BARNWELL, HOLLY
HILL, THOMSON, WAYNESBORO, NEESES, BLACKVILLE, EVANS, SANTEE,
ELLOREE, NORTH AUGUSTA, SPRINGFIELD, WILLISTON, AUGUSTA,
EUTAWVILLE, MARTINEZ, BRANCHVILLE, ORANGEBURG, BAMBERG,
BROOKDALE, AND AIKEN
236 AM EST SAT MAR 9 2024
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS, BURKE, COLUMBIA, MCDUFFIE AND RICHMOND AND CENTRAL SOUTH
CAROLINA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, AIKEN, BAMBERG, BARNWELL,
CENTRAL ORANGEBURG, NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG AND SOUTHEASTERN
ORANGEBURG.
* WHEN...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING MAY OCCUR
IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA THIS
MORNING. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE AS THE SYSTEM
MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED, WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SOIL CONDITIONS ARE
RELATIVELY
SATURATED ACROSS THE AREA, INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR AREAS
OF FLASH
FLOODING.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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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