121
WGUS52 KILM 171811
FFWILM
SCC043-172215-
/O.NEW.KILM.FF.W.0013.231217T1811Z-231217T2215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
111 PM EST SUN DEC 17 2023
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
GEORGETOWN COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 515 PM EST.
* AT 111 PM EST, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY.
HAZARD...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING
FLASH FLOODING.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED.
IMPACT...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS,
URBAN AREAS, HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
GEORGETOWN, DEBORDIEU COLONY, PAWLEYS ISLAND, YAWKEY SOUTH ISLAND,
WINYAH BAY ENTRANCE, MURRELLS INLET, GRAVES, OATLAND, SAMPIT,
PLANTERSVILLE, NORTH SANTEE, RHEMS, LITCHFIELD BEACH, LAMBERT AND
GEORGETOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DANGEROUS FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED, ESPECIALLY
NEAR POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND OTHER FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS. IT IS
HARDER TO RECOGNIZE FLOOD DANGERS AT NIGHT, AS IT WILL BE DIFFICULT
TO DETERMINE THE DEPTH OF THE WATER. ROADS MAY BE DAMAGED OR WASHED
AWAY. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED,
THEN TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN.
LAT...LON 3329 7964 3354 7948 3357 7944 3360 7944
3372 7936 3353 7903 3349 7908 3340 7914
3325 7918 3321 7917 3312 7926 3314 7927
3318 7940 3321 7943 3322 7946 3324 7946
3324 7948 3325 7948 3324 7949
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
MBB
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page