Flash Flood Warning for Lancaster, SC
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- Lancaster
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What is happening
FFWCAE The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... West Central Lancaster County in central South Carolina... * Until 430 AM EDT. * At 129 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen....
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.
Full official description
Bulletin details
FFWCAE The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... West Central Lancaster County in central South Carolina... * Until 430 AM EDT. * At 129 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 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...Radar indicated. 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... Lancaster, Springdale, Elgin, Irwin, USC Lancaster, Lancaster Mill, McDonald Green Elementary School, Arrowood Estates, McWhirter Airfield, Bell Town Fire Station, Camp Creek Fire Station, Bear Creek Park, Kirk Air Base and Antioch.
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Flash Flood Warning issued July 24 at 1:29AM EDT until July 24 at 4:30AM 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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