Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 27 at 6:40AM EDT until September 27 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 3:40am
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 6:00am
Description:
At 640 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
that heavy rain was falling across the warned area. Between 4 and 7
inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5
inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain. THe heaviest
rainfall should be pushing out of the area, with
flooding expected to continue.
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, Belvedere, Edgefield, Saluda, McCormick, Johnston,
Lincolnton, Ridge Spring, Hamilton Branch State Park, Clarks Hill
Recreation Area, Mccormick County Airport, J. Strom Thurmond Dam,
Elijah Clark State Park, Edgefield County Airport, Saluda County
Airport, Trenton, Parksville, Ward, Plum Branch and Cleora.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 520 in South Carolina near mile marker 23.
Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 0 and 19.
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:
Lincoln, GA; Aiken, SC; Edgefield, SC; McCormick, SC; Saluda, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC