Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued November 7 at 1:57AM EST until November 7 at 2:30AM EST by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
November 6, 2024 - 10:57pm
Expires:
November 6, 2024 - 11:30pm
Description:
At 157 AM EST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
that heavy rain was falling across the warned area. Between 4 and 6
inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2
inches are possible in the warned area.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
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...
Sumter, Orangeburg, Bamberg, Denmark, Brookdale, South Sumter, St.
Matthews, Eastover, Elloree, Claflin College, South Carolina State
University, Edisto Gardens, Orangeburg County Airport, Congaree
National Park, Gadsden, Sandy Run, Santee State Park, Hopkins,
Poinsett State Park and Swansea.
This includes Interstate 26 between mile markers 124 and 161.
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:
Bamberg, SC; Calhoun, SC; Clarendon, SC; Lexington, SC; Orangeburg, SC; Richland, SC; Sumter, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC