Headline:
Flood Advisory issued July 13 at 11:11PM EDT until July 14 at 2:15AM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Flood Advisory
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 13, 2026 - 8:11pm
Expires:
July 13, 2026 - 11:15pm
Description:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Southern Fairfield County in central South Carolina...
Southwestern Kershaw County in central South Carolina...
West Central Lee County in central South Carolina...
Northeastern Richland County in central South Carolina...
Northwestern Sumter County in central South Carolina...
* WHEN...Until 215 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1111 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1.5 and
2.5 inches of rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 2 inches are expected over
the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Columbia, Sumter, Camden, Winnsboro, Shaw Air Base, Elgin, Lake
Carolina, Villages at Sandhill, Lugoff, Killian, Longtown,
Fairfield County Airport, Oakland, Jenkinsville, Blythewood,
Ridgeway, Pine Grove Fire Station and Smallwood.
- This includes the following highways...
Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 79 and 102.
Interstate 77 between mile markers 21 and 39.
- 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.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Area Description:
Fairfield, SC; Kershaw, SC; Lee, SC; Richland, SC; Sumter, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
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