Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued November 7 at 3:54AM EST until November 7 at 5:30AM EST by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
November 7, 2024 - 12:54am
Expires:
November 7, 2024 - 2:30am
Description:
FFWCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Bamberg County in central South Carolina...
Calhoun County in central South Carolina...
West Central Clarendon County in central South Carolina...
Southeastern Lexington County in central South Carolina...
Central Orangeburg County in central South Carolina...
Southeastern Richland County in central South Carolina...
Southwestern Sumter County in central South Carolina...
* Until 530 AM EST.
* At 354 AM EST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
heavy rain falling across the warned area. Between 4 and 7 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...
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