Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 26 at 11:42AM EDT until September 26 at 1:15PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 26, 2024 - 8:42am
Expires:
September 26, 2024 - 10:15am
Description:
FFWCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Lexington County in central South Carolina...
Central Richland County in central South Carolina...
* Until 115 PM EDT.
* At 1142 AM EDT, Flash Flood is occurring in downtown Columbia
along Rocky Branch Creek. Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned
area. Up to 1.5 inches of rain have 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 already
occurring.
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 67.
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