NWS / NOAA weather: Flash Flood Warning issued August 1 at 6:15PM EDT until August 1 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
FFWCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Lexington County in central South Carolina...
Central Richland County in central South Carolina...
* Until 730 PM EDT.
* At 615 PM EDT, trained weather spotters reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches
of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in
1 hour. 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 thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Trained spotters reported.
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...
Columbia, West Columbia, Cayce, Forest Acres, Springdale, St.
Andrews, Oak Grove, Dentsville, Arcadia Lakes, West Columbia
Riverwalk, Five Points, SC State Fair Grounds, Riverbanks Zoo,
Guignard Park, Olympia, Eau Claire, Cayce Riverwalk and Rosewood.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 126 between mile markers 1 and 3. Interstate 26 between
mile markers 108 and 115. Interstate 20 in South Carolina between
mile markers 65 and 70.
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 1872nd Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days
