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Flood Advisory for Chesterfield, SC

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Chesterfield
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What is happening

What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Where: Northeastern Chesterfield County in central South Carolina... When: Until 1045 PM EDT.

What the bulletin says to do

Most flooding deaths occur in vehicles. Never drive through a flooded roadway or around barricades. Turn around, don't drown.

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Bulletin details

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Northeastern Chesterfield County in central South Carolina... * WHEN...Until 1045 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 856 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Cheraw, Chesterfield, Cheraw Municipal Airport, Northeastern Technical College, Cheraw State Park, Patrick, Cheraw Fish Hatchery, Chesterfield Detention Center and Chesterfield Ruby Middle School. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Official revisions

3 captured
  1. Update

    Flood Advisory issued August 27 at 8:56PM EDT until August 27 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC

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  2. Update

    Flood Advisory issued August 27 at 8:06PM EDT until August 27 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC

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  3. Alert

    Flood Advisory issued August 27 at 7:38PM EDT until August 27 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC

    Official revision

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Columbia SC. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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