Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Orangeburg Municipal Airport, SC ∙ Santee, SC ∙ Snelling, SC ∙ Bamberg, SC ∙ Wilkinson Heights, SC ∙ Eutawville, SC ∙ Hilda, SC ∙ Edisto, SC ∙ Elloree, SC ∙ Norway, SC

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Columbia SC 713 AM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024 The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... East Central Burke County in east central Georgia... Bamberg County in central South Carolina... Barnwell County in central South Carolina... Southeastern Calhoun County in central South Carolina... Southwestern Clarendon County in central South Carolina... Orangeburg County in central South Carolina... * Until 1215 PM EDT. * At 713 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain. 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... Orangeburg, Barnwell, Bamberg, Denmark, Brookdale, Blackville, Holly Hill, Branchville, Bowman, Elloree, Orangeburg County Airport, Edisto Gardens, South Carolina State University, Claflin College, Rivers Bridge State Park, Barnwell State Park, Santee State Park, Santee, Ehrhardt and Hilda. This includes the following highways... Interstate 95 between mile markers 85 and 105. Interstate 26 between mile markers 145 and 169. 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 3316 8170 3350 8117 3358 8077 3352 8009 3345 8014 3345 8022 3327 8030 3326 8043 3333 8050 3313 8090 3306 8090 3310 8094 3303 8108 3312 8119 3314 8149 3316 8154 3310 8161 3305 8154 3295 8171 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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