Through 8 PM...showers and isolated thunderstorms will continue to develop and move slowly southwest through portions of southeast South Carolina. Very heavy rain will be the main hazard. Rain amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in an hours time. Use extra caution if traveling this evening and watch for ponding of water where heavy rain falls.
Forecast for Inland Colleton
Updated: 3:37 PM EDT on July 9, 2009
Flash Flood Watch in effect until midnight EDT tonight...
Tonight
Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely...mainly this evening. Locally heavy rainfall possible this evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Friday
Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Partly cloudy in the evening...then becoming mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds around 5 mph in the evening...becoming light and variable.
Sunday
Sunny in the morning...then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 90s.
Partly cloudy in the evening...then becoming mostly clear. Lows around 70.
Monday
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Tuesday
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms...mainly in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Wednesday
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index values up to 105.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then mostly clear with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Thursday
Sunny in the morning...then becoming partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index values up to 105.
... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT tonight...
The Flash Flood Watch continues for
* portions of southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina... including the following areas... in southeast Georgia... Bulloch... Candler... coastal Bryan... coastal Chatham... coastal Liberty... coastal McIntosh... Effingham... Evans... inland Bryan... inland Chatham... inland Liberty... inland McIntosh... Jenkins... long... Screven and Tattnall. In southeast South Carolina... Allendale... Beaufort... Berkeley... Charleston... coastal Colleton... coastal Jasper... Dorchester... Hampton... inland Colleton and inland Jasper.
* Until midnight EDT tonight
* showers and thunderstorms will become numerous to widespread over the area this evening. Much of the area has received between 2 and 6 inches of rain during the past 2 days. An additional 1 to 3 inches... with locally higher amounts... are possible through tonight where slow moving thunderstorms occur. The combination of heavy rainfall and saturated grounds will enhance the risk for flash flooding.
* The risk for flooding will be greatest in low lying and poor drainage areas. The potential for flooding may become enhanced in downtown Charleston... downtown Savannah... Beaufort and other coastal communities near times of high tide. Rises along area rivers can also be expected... although river flooding is not expected to occur at this time.
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.
Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio all hazards... TV or your local news source for the latest weather information from the National Weather Service.
Record Report
Statement as of 2:12 am EDT on July 09, 2009
... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Charleston International Airport...
A record rainfall of 4.15 inches was set at the Charleston International Airport yesterday. This breaks the old record of 2.84 inches set back in 1950.
Local Storm Report
07/08/2009 0830 PM
Ritter, Colleton County.
Flash flood, reported by law enforcement.
Portions of Green Pond Hwy impassable. Report relayed via warning point.