Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Perry, SC ∙ Sardis, GA ∙ Norway, SC ∙ Orangeburg, SC ∙ Williston, SC ∙ Midville, GA ∙ Blackville, SC ∙ Bamberg, SC ∙ Jackson, SC ∙ Wagener, SC

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Columbia SC 654 PM EDT Tue Aug 6 2024 The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Burke County in east central Georgia... Southeastern Richmond County in east central Georgia... Aiken County in central South Carolina... Northern Bamberg County in central South Carolina... Barnwell County in central South Carolina... Central Calhoun County in central South Carolina... Southwestern Lexington County in central South Carolina... Western Orangeburg County in central South Carolina... Southeastern Richland County in central South Carolina... * Until 1000 PM EDT. * At 654 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 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... Aiken, Orangeburg, Waynesboro, Barnwell, Bamberg, Denmark, Savannah River Site, Aiken Mall, Plant Vogtle, Brookdale, Williston, Blackville, New Ellenton, St. Matthews, Jackson, Sardis, Midville, Barnwell State Park and Aiken State Park. This includes Interstate 26 between mile markers 135 and 151. 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 3379 8144 3368 8092 3384 8081 3376 8061 3328 8088 3310 8117 3312 8121 3311 8136 3316 8154 3310 8161 3304 8155 3291 8177 3295 8186 3292 8208 3288 8212 3281 8215 3280 8221 3283 8232 3327 8202 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

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