Flash Flood Warning for Richland, SC
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- Richland
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FFWCAE The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Richland County in central South Carolina... * Until 715 PM EDT. * At 408 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The...
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
FFWCAE The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Richland County in central South Carolina... * Until 715 PM EDT. * At 408 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 1.25 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... Columbia, Forest Acres, Dentsville, Arcadia Lakes, Fort Jackson, Woodfield, Sesquicentennial State Park, Fort Jackson Cantonment Area, Fort Jackson Wildcat Road and Rosewood. This includes the following highways... Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 74 and 82. Interstate 77 between mile markers 4 and 17.
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Flash Flood Warning issued August 1 at 4:08PM EDT until August 1 at 7:15PM 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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