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Flood Advisory for Kershaw, SC; Richland, SC

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Kershaw, Richland
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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: Southwestern Kershaw County in central South Carolina... Northeastern Richland County in central South Carolina... When: Until 515 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.

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* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Southwestern Kershaw County in central South Carolina... Northeastern Richland County in central South Carolina... * WHEN...Until 515 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 310 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Up to 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Columbia, Dentsville, Villages at Sandhill, Lake Carolina, Sesquicentennial State Park, Woodfield and Killian. This includes the following highways... Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 72 and 89. Interstate 77 between mile markers 16 and 21. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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    Flood Advisory issued August 10 at 3:10PM EDT until August 10 at 5:15PM 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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