* WHAT. Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE. Santee River near Jamestown. * WHEN. Until further notice. * IMPACTS. At 12.0 feet, several dirt logging roads are impassable. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 1030 PM EDT Tuesday, the stage was 12.5 feet. - Forecast. The river is expected to rise to a crest of 12.8 feet Thursday evening. - Flood stage is 10.0 feet.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 245 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA CALHOUN CHESTERFIELD CLARENDON FAIRFIELD KERSHAW LANCASTER LEE LEXINGTON NEWBERRY ORANGEBURG RICHLAND SUMTER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, BISHOPVILLE, BROOKDALE, CAMDEN, CAYCE, CHERAW, COLUMBIA, ELGIN, ELGIN, LANCASTER, LANCASTER MILL, LEXINGTON, LUGOFF, MANNING, NEWBERRY, OAK GROVE, ORANGEBURG, PAGELAND, RED BANK, SEVEN OAKS, SPRINGDALE, ST. MATTHEWS, SUMMERTON, SUMTER, WEST COLUMBIA, WINNSBORO, AND WINNSBORO MILLS.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 245 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA BLADEN BRUNSWICK COLUMBUS NEW HANOVER PENDER ROBESON IN SOUTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA DARLINGTON DILLON FLORENCE GEORGETOWN HORRY MARION MARLBORO WILLIAMSBURG THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANDREWS, BENNETTSVILLE, BLADENBORO, BOILING SPRING LAKES, BURGAW, CHADBOURN, CONWAY, DARLINGTON, DILLON, ELIZABETHTOWN, FLORENCE, GARDEN CITY, GEORGETOWN, HARTSVILLE, KINGSTREE, LAKE WACCAMAW, LELAND, LITTLE RIVER, LONG BEACH, LUMBERTON, MARION, MCCOLL, MULLINS, MURRELLS INLET, MYRTLE BEACH, NORTH HARTSVILLE, NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, OAK ISLAND, RED HILL, SOCASTEE, SOUTHPORT, SUNSET BEACH, SURF CITY, TABOR CITY, WHITEVILLE, AND WILMINGTON.

* WHAT. Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE. Santee River near Jamestown. * WHEN. Until further notice. * IMPACTS. At 12.0 feet, several dirt logging roads are impassable. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 930 AM EDT Wednesday, the stage was 12.6 feet. - Forecast. The river is expected to rise to a crest of 12.9 feet Sunday morning. - Flood stage is 10.0 feet.