The Associated Press

COLUMBIA — Some areas of South Carolina dealing with river flooding from Thursday's tropical depression Cindy were preparing for more rain as Hurricane Dennis came ashore Sunday near Pensacola on Florida's Gulf Coast.

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch for Oconee Pickens and Anderson counties in the Upstate. River flood warnings were in effect for the Congaree at Carolina Eastman, the Enoree at Whitmire and the Santee at Jamestown, according to the National Weather Service.

Tropical moisture from Hurricane Dennis were expected to bring scattered showers and thunderstorms into South Carolina late Sunday and early Monday.

The Weather Service said the main impact across the western Carolinas would be the potential for renewed flooding. There also was some danger of landslides in the mountains.

Streets in Anderson were flooded in several areas last week as Tropical Storm Cindy dumped large amounts of rain in short periods of time.

Flooding from West Ashley to Awendaw made it difficult for travelers to get around, said Charleston County sheriff's Capt. John Clark. By late Saturday afternoon, the flooding in Awendaw had caused two accidents, Clark said. No one was injured in those crashes.

Kevin Manigault, 37, of Awendaw said he had to drive through knee-high water to reach his home off U.S. Highway 17. A home near his looked like it had a moat around it with a a Lincoln sedan partially submerged.

"We ain't never had it this bad," Manigault said.

Residents in West Ashley and parts of Berkeley County also reported heavy flooding in their areas, said Steven Taylor, a forecaster with the National Weather Service.

"The Naval Weapons Depot Station near Goose Creek had quite a bit of flooding and officers on duty said quite a number of roads were closed on the base," he said.

Taylor said the bands of heavy rain — as much as 6 inches in some areas — were "indirectly associated with Hurricane Dennis."

As the hurricane moved north Sunday through Alabama, Taylor said, more rain was expected.

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