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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
451 PM EST SUN DEC 17 2023
..FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR EASTERN GEORGETOWN COUNTY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
GEORGETOWN COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 615 PM EST.
* AT 451 PM EST, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. BETWEEN 6 AND 10 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN. FLASH
FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING.
THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR EASTERN GEORGETOWN COUNTY.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!
HAZARD...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING
FLASH FLOODING. FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AFTER
HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED DUE TO RUNOFF AND POOR DRAINAGE.
RISING TIDES ALONG THE COAST AFTER 5:00 PM MAY SLOW
RECEDING WATERS.
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED.
IMPACT...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK
HIGHER GROUND NOW! LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING OF
LOW WATER CROSSINGS, SMALL 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...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW! THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND
LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL UNLESS YOU ARE
FLEEING AN AREA SUBJECT TO FLOODING OR UNDER AN EVACUATION ORDER.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS FLOODING,
ESPECIALLY NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS, DRAINAGE DITCHES, AND LOW-LYING
FLOOD PRONE AREAS. TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN IF YOU ENCOUNTER A
FLOODED ROAD. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. STAY AWAY FROM
STORM DRAINS, CULVERTS, CREEKS, AND STREAMS. WATER LEVELS CAN RISE
RAPIDLY AND SWEEP YOU AWAY.
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...CATASTROPHIC
JLB
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