Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Ridgeway, SC ∙ Richtex, SC ∙ State Park, SC ∙ Irmo, SC ∙ Blythewood, SC ∙ Irmo, SC ∙ Saint Andrews, SC ∙ Seven Oaks, SC

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Columbia SC 312 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024 The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Fairfield County in central South Carolina... West Central Kershaw County in central South Carolina... Northeastern Lexington County in central South Carolina... Northwestern Richland County in central South Carolina... * Until 615 PM EDT. * At 312 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. 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... Columbia, West Columbia, Irmo, Dentsville, St. Andrews, Oak Grove, Killian, Lake Carolina, Columbia International University, Harbison State Forest, Longtown, Riverbanks Zoo, Lake Wateree State Park, Blythewood, Ridgeway, Cedar Creek Fire Station, Smallwood, Upper Richland Fire Station, Eau Claire and Seven Oaks. This includes the following highways... Interstate 126 between mile markers 0 and 2. Interstate 26 between mile markers 99 and 110. Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 63 and 72. Interstate 77 between mile markers 19 and 39. 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 3439 8098 3445 8086 3424 8073 3417 8084 3398 8110 3409 8121 3418 8119 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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