FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 936 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EST FRIDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...BULLOCH...CANDLER...COASTAL
BRYAN...COASTAL CHATHAM...COASTAL LIBERTY...COASTAL
MCINTOSH...EFFINGHAM...EVANS...INLAND BRYAN...INLAND
CHATHAM...INLAND LIBERTY...INLAND MCINTOSH...LONG...TATTNALL...
BEAUFORT...CHARLESTON...COASTAL COLLETON...COASTAL JASPER AND
INLAND JASPER.
* FROM 6 AM EST FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
* A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE EASTERN
GULF OF MEXICO AND UP THE SOUTHEAST COAST FRIDAY AND FRIDAY
NIGHT. WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL SHOULD SPREAD
ACROSS THE WATCH AREA LATE TONIGHT OR FRIDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. PORTIONS OF
THE AREA HAVE RECEIVED BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES OF RAIN DURING THE
LAST WEEK. ANOTHER 2 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY WITH
LOCALIZED TOTALS OF 4 INCHES POSSIBLE.
* SOILS REMAIN SATURATED FROM THE RECENT HEAVY RAINS AND LESS RAIN
WILL BE NEEDED TO PRODUCE FLOODING ISSUES. TIDES WILL BE RUNNING
ABOVE NORMAL ON FRIDAY. COASTAL URBAN LOCATIONS SUCH AS
CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAH COULD EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING
SHOULD HEAVY RAINFALL DEVELOP DURING THE MORNING OR EVENING HIGH
TIDES. FLOODING ACROSS INLAND LOCATIONS WILL BE MOST LIKELY IN
URBAN AREAS AND LOW SPOTS ALONG RURAL ROADS. A NUMBER OF RIVERS
REMAIN IN FLOOD ACROSS THE REGION INCLUDING PORTIONS OF THE
LOWER SANTEE...SAVANNAH...OGEECHEE...OHOOPEE AND CANOOCHEE
RIVERS. ADDITIONAL RISES AND CONTINUED RIVER FLOODING CAN BE
EXPECTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING
BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE
ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS
PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF FLOODING
DEVELOPS.
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