A flood watch has replaced the flash flood watch for NE GA and Western counties in SC. The flood watch lasts until midnight and is in effect for Franklin, Hart, Elbert, Anderson and Abbeville counties. The main threat will be rising stream and creek levels. Rain coverage and intensity will continue to diminish with overcast skies, occasional light rain and drizzle and some fog overnight.
Early low clouds will try to break up on Tuesday as winds turn around to the North. A little sun is possible, but clouds will quickly take over by Tuesday night. Rain, some heavy, is likely by late Tuesday night and all day Wednesday. This cold air wedge will keep both rain and cold weather around with highs on Wednesday only in the low to mid 50s. Additional flood watches MAY be posted by the National Weather Service in advance of this next round of rain on the way.
Until then, look for slowly improving weather over the next 12 to 24 hours. Late travelers and pilots should note the likelihood of low visibility in many areas because of abundant moisture on the ground and in the air through 8 or 9 am Tuesday.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol reported 25 accidents in the Upstate Monday morning just during the 7:00am hour.
Rain was apparently a factor in several accidents reported on I-385.
Northbound accidents were reported at the 19, 32, 33, 34 and 35 mile markers in the span of about an hour in Laurens and Greenville counties starting at 6:40am.
Some drivers took to posting updates on Twitter as they sat in traffic on I-385, calling it a "standstill," reporting traffic was "creeping" or just referring to the interstate as "a parking lot."
Multiple accidents were also reported on Interstate 26 in Newberry County after 8:00am Monday.
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