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Flood Advisory for Fairfield, SC; Newberry, SC

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Fairfield, Newberry
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What is happening

What: Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Water over roadways. Where: West Central Fairfield County in central South Carolina... East Central Newberry County in central South Carolina... When: Until 715 PM EDT.

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. 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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* WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...West Central Fairfield County in central South Carolina... East Central Newberry County in central South Carolina... * WHEN...Until 715 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Water over roadways. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 519 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding. Up to 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Blair. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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  1. Update

    Flood Advisory issued August 21 at 5:19PM EDT until August 21 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC

    Official revision
  2. Alert

    Flood Advisory issued August 21 at 4:09PM EDT until August 21 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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