Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 26 at 10:34PM EDT until September 27 at 12:30AM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 26, 2024 - 7:34pm
Expires:
September 26, 2024 - 9:30pm
Description:
* WHAT...Flooding along Gills Creek will continue into the early
morning hours from Forest Acres downstream to I-77 and Bluff Road.
Gills Creek at Devine Street has crested, and while it is expected
to fall over the next several hours, additional rainfall overnight
may keep flows elevated for a longer period of time before waters
are able to recede.
* WHERE...A portion of central South Carolina, including the
following county, Richland.
* WHEN...Until 1230 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams
continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1029 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
indicated heavy rain. Flooding is already occurring in the
warned area. Between 3 and 7 inches of rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the
warned area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Columbia and Forest Acres.
- This includes Interstate 77 near mile marker 6.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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:
Richland, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC