Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 26 at 11:40PM EDT until September 27 at 5:30AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 26, 2024 - 8:40pm
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 2:30am
Description:
FFWGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Abbeville County in upstate South Carolina...
Greenwood County in upstate South Carolina...
Laurens County in upstate South Carolina...
* Until 530 AM EDT.
* At 1140 PM EDT, Another round of training thunderstorms is
affecting the warned area, with rain rates expected to spike
within the next 30 to 45 minutes. Many locations have already
received 3 to 5 inches of rain today, with isolated locations
receiving up to 6 inches. As this next round of rainfall begins,
flash flooding will begin shortly across the warned area.
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...
Greenwood, Laurens, Abbeville, Clinton, Fountain Inn, Honea Path,
Ware Shoals, Calhoun Falls, Ninety Six, Joanna, Due West, Gray
Court, Lake Secession, Cross Hill, Donalds, Cokesbury, Waterloo,
Hodges, Lowndesville and Troy.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
Area Description:
Abbeville, SC; Greenwood, SC; Laurens, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC