Flood watch issued for northwest South Carolina

GREENVILLE, S.C. – A flash flood watch has again been issued for parts of South Carolina experiencing a severe drought, including Rock Hill.

The National Weather Service says the watch will last through Monday morning. It includes seven counties in northwest South Carolina, from Anderson to Rock Hill.

Forecasters expect slow moving thunderstorms to develop Sunday and Sunday night, with the possibility several storms might move over the same areas.

The weather service says some areas will see 1 inch to 3 inches of rain with some isolated areas getting as much as 5 inches of rain.

The U.S. Drought Monitor map has much of the same area in a severe drought. The area was placed under another flood watch last week.

This story was originally published August 7, 2016 at 12:51 PM with the headline "Flood watch issued for northwest South Carolina."