Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 26 at 11:14AM EDT until September 26 at 12:45PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 26, 2024 - 8:14am
Expires:
September 26, 2024 - 9:45am
Description:
FFWCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Lexington County in central South Carolina...
Central Richland County in central South Carolina...
* Until 1245 PM EDT.
* At 1114 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 1
inch of rain has fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 inch in 1
hour. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch 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, West Columbia, Cayce, Irmo, Forest Acres, Springdale,
St. Andrews, Oak Grove, West Columbia Riverwalk, Riverbanks Zoo,
Five Points, SC State Fair Grounds, Guignard Park, Olympia, Eau
Claire, Cayce Riverwalk, Rosewood, Dixiana and Seven Oaks.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 126 between mile markers 0 and 3.
Interstate 26 between mile markers 104 and 113.
Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 61 and 68.
Interstate 77 between mile markers 1 and 10.
Instruction:
Most flooding deaths occur in vehicles. Never drive through a
flooded roadway or around barricades. Turn around, don't drown.
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.
Area Description:
Lexington, SC; Richland, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC