Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 27 at 1:46PM EDT until September 27 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 10:46am
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 1:45pm
Description:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of upstate South Carolina, including the
following counties, Abbeville, Greenwood and Laurens.
* WHEN...Until 445 PM 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.
Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be
passable.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 143 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
indicated between 7 and 10 inches of rain have fallen in the
last 24 hours. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the warned area.
- Flooding impacts will continue, but little or no additional
rainfall is expected.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Greenwood, Laurens, Abbeville, Clinton, Fountain Inn, Honea
Path, Ware Shoals, Calhoun Falls, Ninety Six, Joanna, Due
West, Gray Court, Lake Secession, Cross Hill, Donalds,
Cokesbury, Waterloo, Hodges, Lowndesville and Troy.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
When it is safe to do so, please report flooding or landslides
threatening roads or property to the National Weather Service
Greenville-Spartanburg by calling toll free, 1, 800, 2 6 7, 8 1 0 1,
by posting on our Facebook page, or via X using hashtag NWSGSP. Your
message should describe the specific location where impacts occurred
and the depth of flooding observed.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe.
Area Description:
Abbeville, SC; Greenwood, SC; Laurens, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC