Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Grovetown, GA ∙ Harlem, GA ∙ Augusta Daniel Field Airport, GA ∙ Appling, GA ∙ Martinez, GA ∙ Evans, GA

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Columbia SC 458 PM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024 The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Columbia County in east central Georgia... East Central McDuffie County in east central Georgia... Northwestern Richmond County in east central Georgia... * Until 800 PM EDT. * At 458 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 2.5 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Grovetown, Evans, Fort Eisenhower, Martinez, Harlem, Riverwood, Appling, Village Plaza Shopping Center, Augusta Mall, Daniel Field, Augusta National Golf Club, Summerville, Patriots Park, Columbia County Exhibition Center, Liberty Park Community Center, Blanchard Park, Bellevue Memorial Gardens, Blanchard Woods Park, Westmont and Woodbridge. This includes the following highways... Interstate 20 in Georgia between mile markers 178 and 200. Interstate 520 in Georgia between mile markers 1 and 4. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Most flooding deaths occur in vehicles. Never drive through a flooded roadway or around barricades. Turn around, don't drown. && LAT...LON 3339 8236 3347 8240 3352 8241 3355 8239 3358 8235 3360 8227 3361 8219 3360 8215 3359 8213 3359 8212 3359 8210 3358 8209 3356 8205 3354 8202 3352 8202 3349 8200 3345 8204 3340 8210 3338 8232 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1.5-2.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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