Flash Flood Warning for Kershaw, SC; Richland, SC
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FFWCAE The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Kershaw County in central South Carolina... Northeastern Richland County in central South Carolina... * Until 530 PM EDT. * At 332 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing...
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Most flooding deaths occur in vehicles. Never drive through a flooded roadway or around barricades. Turn around, don't drown.
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FFWCAE The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Kershaw County in central South Carolina... Northeastern Richland County in central South Carolina... * Until 530 PM EDT. * At 332 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 2.5 inches in 1 hour. 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... Columbia, Dentsville, Villages at Sandhill, Lake Carolina and Sesquicentennial State Park. This includes the following highways... Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 77 and 88. Interstate 77 between mile markers 17 and 19.
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Flash Flood Warning issued August 10 at 3:32PM EDT until August 10 at 5:30PM 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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