Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued November 6 at 6:13PM EST until November 6 at 9:15PM EST by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
November 6, 2024 - 3:13pm
Expires:
November 6, 2024 - 6:15pm
Description:
FFWCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Aiken County in central South Carolina...
Northern Barnwell County in central South Carolina...
Northwestern Orangeburg County in central South Carolina...
* Until 915 PM EST.
* At 613 PM EST, 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
1.5 to 3 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...
Aiken, Aiken Mall, Clearwater, Williston, New Ellenton, Jackson,
Aiken State Park, Citizens Park, USC Aiken, Graniteville,
Gloverville, Burnettown, Wagener, North, Springfield, Salley,
Neeses, Norway and Perry.
This includes Interstate 20 in South Carolina near mile marker 9...
and
near mile marker 11.
2 To 4 inches of rain has already fallen with an additional 1.5 to 3
inches of rain possible over the warned area.
Instruction:
Most flooding deaths occur in vehicles. Never drive through a
flooded roadway or around barricades. Turn around, don't drown.
Flooded roadways are nearly impossible to see at night. Avoid
traveling in this area. Turn around, don't drown.
Area Description:
Aiken, SC; Barnwell, SC; Orangeburg, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC