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    <h1>PROJECT ALERT NOTICE (GA NC SC) USGS Responds to Flooding in Carolinas</h1>
    <p>Date: Fri, 02 Oct 2015 14:17:28 EDT</p>
    <p>Summary: USGS Crews Responding to Flooding Related to Hurricane Joaquin.</p>
    <p>Three 2-person crews from the South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC) - Raleigh office continue to deploy storm-tide/wave sensors and Rapid-Deployment Gages (RDGs) along the Outer Banks of North Carolina today.  Additionally, 8 2-person field crews in Raleigh, Charlotte, and Asheville are making streamflow measurements and inspecting gages across North Carolina to document flood conditions caused by rainfall associated with Hurricane Joaquin.
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Three 2-person crews from the SAWSC-Columbia Office are deploying sensors and an RDG in coastal riverine basins near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina today in preparation for runoff flooding expected by rainfall forecasts of 7+ inches of rain.  An additional five 2-person crews will deploy on Saturday if QPF forecasts hold.
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Fourteen 2-person crews from Georgia have been positioned in Asheville, NC, and various locations in South Carolina to support field operations in response to the rainfall forecasts.
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Coordination of the field crews is being handled by leadership in Raleigh, Columbia, and Norcross offices.</p>

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