Olanta, South Carolina

... Flood Watch is cancelled...

The Flood Watch for portions of southeast North Carolina and
northeast South Carolina has been cancelled.

The bulk of the heaviest precipitation will continue to migrate
north of the region. Light and occasionally moderate rainfall
will continue overnight into early Thursday across the area... but
the threat of heavy rainfall has diminished.

Although rainfall intensity continues to diminish this evening... run
off of excessive rain water could still lead to localized flooding
of streams... creeks... culverts... and low lying areas.

Rainfall that has already occurred in upstream locations... will
likely lead to local river rises over the next several days.
Those with interests along area rivers should monitor NOAA Weather
Radio or local media the next few days to determine the extent of
potential river level rises.

... Wind Advisory remains in effect until 5 am EST Thursday...

Low pressure is consolidating off the Carolina coast this afternoon.
This area of low pressure will strengthen as it moves slowly north
along the coast through Thursday morning. Strong high pressure
will remain centered across New England.

The pressure gradient between these two features will produce
sustained winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts near 35 mph through
tonight. Winds of this magnitude may bring down a few more trees
given the ground remains fully saturated and more rain is still to
occur. Isolated power outages are possible.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds
this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution especially on bridges and
overpasses.


Rjd

... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Florence SC...

a record rainfall of 0.79 inches was set at Florence SC yesterday.
This breaks the old record of 0.61 set in 1987.