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Flash Flood Warning for Clarendon, SC; Orangeburg, SC

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FFWCAE The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Clarendon County in central South Carolina... East Central Orangeburg County in central South Carolina... * Until 1015 PM EDT. * At 713 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms...

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Most flooding deaths occur in vehicles. Never drive through a flooded roadway or around barricades. Turn around, don't drown. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. Report any flooding directly to the Columbia National Weather Service when it is safe to do so. You can send reports by Facebook or X to NWSColumbia or by e-mail at [email protected].

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FFWCAE The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Clarendon County in central South Carolina... East Central Orangeburg County in central South Carolina... * Until 1015 PM EDT. * At 713 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up 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...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... Manning, Summerton, Santee, Vance, St. Paul and Davis Station. This includes Interstate 95 between mile markers 93 and 118.

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    Flash Flood Warning issued August 21 at 7:13PM EDT until August 21 at 10:15PM 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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