Flood Advisory for Liberty, GA; Long, GA; McIntosh, GA
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What you need to know
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What is happening
What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Where: Liberty County in southeastern Georgia... Long County in southeastern Georgia... McIntosh County in southeastern Georgia... When: Until 730 PM EDT.
What the bulletin says to do
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 [email protected].
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Bulletin details
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Liberty County in southeastern Georgia... Long County in southeastern Georgia... McIntosh County in southeastern Georgia... * WHEN...Until 730 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 434 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Persistent thunderstorms are producing very heavy rainfall along the Long County and Liberty County line. Radar estimates suggest that 2 to 3 inches of rain has already fallen over the last 60 to 90 minutes, with isolated amounts up to 4 inches possible. Heavy rain will continue in this area and could produce another 1 to 2 inches in some areas. At least minor flooding is expected along area roadways including, but not limited to, Highway 84, Highway 119 and Tibet Road. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Hinesville, Fort Stewart, Jones, Walthourville, Riceboro, Flemington, Allenhurst, Gumbranch, Gum Branch and Retreat.
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Flood Advisory issued August 11 at 4:36PM EDT until August 11 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Charleston SC. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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