Weather Alert in Georgia
Flash Flood Warning issued August 2 at 4:43PM EDT until August 2 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC
AREAS AFFECTED: Chatham, GA
DESCRIPTION: FFWCHS The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Chatham County in southeastern Georgia... * Until 645 PM EDT. * At 443 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a nearly stationary area of thunderstorms over Windsor Forest and Hunter Army Airfield. As much as 2.5 inches of rain has fallen over the past hour and additional 1 to 3 inches could fall through 645 PM, resulting in considerable urban flooding. Prepare now for possible closed roads due to flooding. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Windsor Forest, Hunter Army Airfield, Coffee Bluff, Midtown Savannah, Downtown Savannah, Montgomery, Garden City, Thunderbolt and Vernonburg. This includes the following highways... I-16 near mile marker 162. I-95 in Georgia between mile markers 96 and 97. I-516 between mile markers 3 and 4.
INSTRUCTION: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Report flooding directly to the Charleston National Weather Service at 1-888-383-2024 or email your reports to nws.charlestonsc@noaa.gov.
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