A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Santee River near Jamestown.
* WHEN...From Friday morning to late Saturday night.
* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, water covers numerous logging roads and
inundates timber land adjacent to the river. Most access points to
Wee Tee State Forest are cut off.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 930 PM EDT Thursday, the stage was 9.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late Friday morning to a crest of 10.7 feet early Saturday
morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Saturday
afternoon.
- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.