Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 27 at 5:14AM EDT until September 27 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 2:14am
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 6:00am
Description:
FFWGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has extended
the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Chester County in upstate South Carolina...
Union SC County in upstate South Carolina...
* Until 900 AM EDT.
* At 514 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across Union
(SC) and Chester Counties. Between 3 and 6 inches of rain have
fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1 inch in 1 hour.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible as
tropical rainbands lift northward. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar.
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...
Union, Chester, Great Falls, Monarch Mill, Buffalo, Jonesville,
Fort Lawn, Lockhart, Carlisle, Richburg, Lowrys, Chester State
Park, Rose Hill State Park, Fishing Creek Reservoir, Leeds,
Santuc, Adamsburg, Cornwell, Blackstock and Saratt.
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.
Area Description:
Chester, SC; Union, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC