Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued November 7 at 3:36AM EST until November 7 at 5:30AM EST by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
November 7, 2024 - 12:36am
Expires:
November 7, 2024 - 2:30am
Description:
FFWCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Bamberg County in central South Carolina...
Southeastern Orangeburg County in central South Carolina...
* Until 530 AM EST.
* At 336 AM EST, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain 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 thunderstorms.
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...
Holly Hill, Branchville, Bowman, Santee State Park, Rivers Bridge
State Park, Santee, Ehrhardt, Eutawville, Vance, Mill Creek Marina
and Campground, Indian Bluff Recreation Park, Eautaw Springs,
Blounts Landing and Rocks Pond Campground and Marina.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 95 between mile markers 85 and 99.
Interstate 26 between mile markers 162 and 169.
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; Orangeburg, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC