Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued November 7 at 2:07AM EST until November 7 at 4:15AM EST by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
November 6, 2024 - 11:07pm
Expires:
November 7, 2024 - 1:15am
Description:
FFWCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
East Central Burke County in east central Georgia...
Western Bamberg County in central South Carolina...
Barnwell County in central South Carolina...
West Central Orangeburg County in central South Carolina...
* Until 415 AM EST.
* At 207 AM EST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
heavy rain falling across the warned area. Between 3 and 5 inches
of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches
are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.
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...
Barnwell, Denmark, Williston, Blackville, Barnwell State Park,
Springfield, Hilda, Snelling, Olar, Kline, Elko, Govan and
Barnwell County Airport.
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:
Burke, GA; Bamberg, SC; Barnwell, SC; Orangeburg, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC