Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 6 at 12:47PM EDT until July 6 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 6, 2026 - 9:47am
Expires:
July 6, 2026 - 12:45pm
Description:
FFWCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
North Central Lexington County in central South Carolina...
Northwestern Richland County in central South Carolina...
* Until 345 PM EDT.
* At 1247 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Lexington, Irmo, Highway 6 at Lake Murray Dam, St. Andrews,
Harbison State Forest, Ballentine, Seven Oaks, Lake Murray Marina,
Pine Island, Lighthouse Marina, Upper Richland Fire Station,
Bundrick Island and Cedar Creek Fire Station.
This includes Interstate 26 between mile markers 97 and 105.
Instruction:
Most flooding deaths occur in vehicles. Never drive through a flooded
roadway or around barricades. Turn around, don't drown.
Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.
SNM: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS hasta 3:45 PM EDT. Evite areas inundadas.
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS en efecto para esta area hasta las 3:45 PM EDT. Esta es una situacion peligrosa y amenaza la vida. No intente viajar a menos que sea para abandonar un area propensa a inundaciones o bajo una orden de desalojo.
Area Description:
Lexington, SC; Richland, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender: