Flash Flood Warning 09/26/2024 11:27 for Georgia, South Carolina areas

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued September 26 at 2:27PM EDT until September 26 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
September 26, 2024 - 11:27am
Expires: 
September 26, 2024 - 1:30pm
Description: 
FFWCAE The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Western Burke County in east central Georgia... Columbia County in east central Georgia... Eastern McDuffie County in east central Georgia... Richmond County in east central Georgia... West Central Aiken County in central South Carolina... Southwestern Edgefield County in central South Carolina... Southeastern McCormick County in central South Carolina... * Until 430 PM EDT. * At 227 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... North Augusta, Grovetown, Evans, Waynesboro, Fort Eisenhower, Martinez, Augusta, Belvedere, Hephzibah, Harlem, Midville, South Augusta, Augusta Mall, Daniel Field, Village Plaza Shopping Center, Glendale, Augusta Regional Airport, Summerville, Midtown and Augusta National Golf Club. This includes the following highways... Interstate 520 in South Carolina between mile markers 17 and 18. Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 0 and 3. Interstate 20 in Georgia between mile markers 178 and 201. Interstate 520 in Georgia between mile markers 1 and 13.
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.
Area Description: 
Burke, GA; Columbia, GA; McDuffie, GA; Richmond, GA; Aiken, SC; Edgefield, SC; McCormick, SC
Forcast Office: 
NWS Columbia SC