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Flash Flood Warning for Columbia, GA; Richmond, GA; Aiken, SC +1 more

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What is happening

At 442 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain in intersection of Wheeler Rd and Highland in Augusta . Between 2 and 5 inches of rain have fallen, with little additional rainfall expected. Flash flooding is ongoing. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by...

What the bulletin says to do

Most flooding deaths occur in vehicles. Never drive through a flooded roadway or around barricades. Turn around, don't drown.

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Bulletin details

At 442 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain in intersection of Wheeler Rd and Highland in Augusta . Between 2 and 5 inches of rain have fallen, with little additional rainfall expected. Flash flooding is ongoing. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. 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... North Augusta, Evans, Belvedere, Augusta, Martinez, Clearwater, Augusta National Golf Club, Summerville, Midtown, Daniel Field, Glendale, Village at Riverwatch Shopping Center, Savannah Bluffs Heritage Preserve, Eisenhower Park, Savannah Rapids Park, Poverty Hill, Westover Memorial Park and West End Augusta. This includes the following highways... Interstate 520 in South Carolina between mile markers 18 and 23. Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 0 and 6. Interstate 20 in Georgia between mile markers 196 and 201. Interstate 520 in Georgia between mile markers 1 and 2.

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Official revisions

3 captured
  1. Update

    Flash Flood Warning issued August 6 at 4:42PM EDT until August 6 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC

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  2. Update

    Flash Flood Warning issued August 6 at 3:44PM EDT until August 6 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC

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  3. Alert

    Flash Flood Warning issued August 6 at 3:18PM EDT until August 6 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Columbia SC. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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