Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Horatio, SC ∙ Shiloh, SC ∙ Millwood, SC ∙ East Sumter, SC ∙ Cassatt, SC ∙ Gable, SC ∙ Oakland, SC ∙ Pocalla Springs, SC ∙ Alcolu, SC ∙ Boykin, SC

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Columbia SC 558 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024 The National Weather Service in Columbia has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Clarendon County in central South Carolina... Southeastern Kershaw County in central South Carolina... Lee County in central South Carolina... Southeastern Richland County in central South Carolina... Sumter County in central South Carolina... * Until 730 PM EDT. * At 558 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 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 and automated gauges. 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, Sumter, Camden, Manning, Bishopville, South Sumter, Shaw Air Base, Eastover, Mulberry, Sumter County Airport, Millwood, Oakland, Elliott, Alcolu, Poinsett State Park, Lee State Park, Woods Bay State Park, Goodale State Park, Cassatt and Gadsden. This includes the following highways... Interstate 95 between mile markers 114 and 146. Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 96 and 124. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Most flooding deaths occur in vehicles. Never drive through a flooded roadway or around barricades. Turn around, don't drown. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. Report any flooding directly to the Columbia National Weather Service at 803 234 4115 when it is safe to do so. You can also send reports by Facebook or Twitter to NWSColumbia or by e-mail at NWS.Columbia@noaa.gov. Flash flooding will occur in the Five Points area extending downstream along Rocky Branch Creek. This includes Maxcy Gregg Park, areas of the USC campus along the creek, the intersection at Pickens and Blossom, the intersection at Whaley and Main and areas of the Olympia neighborhood along the creek. && LAT...LON 3423 8062 3438 8046 3437 8029 3432 8024 3437 8018 3432 8017 3423 8011 3416 8016 3415 8015 3409 8008 3400 7990 3399 7989 3395 7997 3389 7995 3388 7988 3382 7992 3377 8000 3372 7998 3355 8007 3384 8081 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED

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