Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 26 at 2:02PM EDT until September 26 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 26, 2024 - 11:02am
Expires:
September 26, 2024 - 1:00pm
Description:
FFWCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Calhoun County in central South Carolina...
Southwestern Kershaw County in central South Carolina...
Eastern Lexington County in central South Carolina...
Richland County in central South Carolina...
* Until 400 PM EDT.
* At 202 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.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Columbia, Lexington, West Columbia, Cayce, Irmo, Forest Acres,
Springdale, Dentsville, St. Andrews, Oak Grove, McEntire Air Base,
Highway 6 at Lake Murray Dam, Red Bank, South Congaree, Pine
Ridge, Gaston, Elgin, Arcadia Lakes, SC State Fair Grounds and
Five Points.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 126 between mile markers 0 and 3.
Interstate 26 between mile markers 96 and 131.
Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 54 and 86.
Interstate 77 between mile markers 0 and 29.
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.
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.
Area Description:
Calhoun, SC; Kershaw, SC; Lexington, SC; Richland, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC