Flood Advisory for Aiken, SC; Edgefield, SC; Lexington, SC +2 more
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What is happening
What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Where: Northwestern Aiken County in central South Carolina... Southeastern Edgefield County in central South Carolina... Western Lexington County in central South Carolina... Southern Newberry...
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
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Northwestern Aiken County in central South Carolina... Southeastern Edgefield County in central South Carolina... Western Lexington County in central South Carolina... Southern Newberry County in central South Carolina... Southeastern Saluda County in central South Carolina... * WHEN...Until 700 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 404 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Aiken, North Augusta, Batesburg-Leesville, Clearwater, Belvedere, Ridge Spring, Aiken Municipal Airport, Edgefield County Airport, USC Aiken, Graniteville, Gloverville, Dreher Island State Park, Burnettown, Gilbert, Summit, Monetta, Trenton, Ward and Hibernia. This includes the following highways... Interstate 520 in South Carolina between mile markers 16 and 23. Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 4 and 49. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Flood Advisory issued August 6 at 4:04PM EDT until August 6 at 7:00PM 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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