Headline:
Flood Advisory issued October 4 at 9:13AM EDT until October 4 at 12:15PM EDT by NWS Charleston SC
Event:
Flood Advisory
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
October 4, 2026 - 6:13am
Expires:
October 4, 2026 - 9:15am
Description:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Evans County in southeastern Georgia...
Tattnall County in southeastern Georgia...
* WHEN...Until 1215 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 907 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain. Minor flooding
is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area.
- An area of very heavy rainfall has set up across portions of
Tattnall and Evans counties. Radar estimates suggest that 1 to 3
inches of rain has fallen since about 7 am, with locally higher
amounts likely. The heaviest rain has been centered around
Mendes, and is now spreading into Evans County south of Claxton.
This intense rainfall will likely produce at least some minor
flooding on area roadways. A few potentially impacted roads could
include Highway 301 Mendes Highway, Loves Chapel Road, and
Harmony Church Road.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Glennville, Hagan, Mendes, Jennie, Bay Branch, Daniels, Lynn and
Hughland.
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.
Area Description:
Evans, GA; Tattnall, GA
Forcast Office:
NWS Charleston SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov