Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 26 at 12:58PM EDT until September 26 at 3:00PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 26, 2024 - 9:58am
Expires:
September 26, 2024 - 12:00pm
Description:
FFWCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Bamberg County in central South Carolina...
Western Orangeburg County in central South Carolina...
* Until 300 PM EDT.
* At 1258 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
2 and 4 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. This includes
the Sunnyside Canal area of Orangeburg.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Orangeburg, Bamberg, Denmark, Brookdale, Branchville, Orangeburg
County Airport, Edisto Gardens, South Carolina State University,
Claflin College, Rivers Bridge State Park, Ehrhardt, Neeses,
Norway, Rowesville, Olar, Cordova, Livingston, Cope, Govan and
Bamberg County Airport.
This includes Interstate 26 between mile markers 142 and 143.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Bamberg, SC; Orangeburg, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC