Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Columbia, SC
Areas Affected: Aiken, SC; Bamberg, SC; Barnwell, SC; Orangeburg, SC
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Monday 8:02pm EDT
Alert Effective: Monday 8:02pm EDT
Alert Expires: Monday 9:45pm EDT
Event Onset: Monday 8:02pm EDT
Event Ends: Monday 9:45pm EDT
Issued by: NWS Columbia SC
Flash Flood: RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR EAST CENTRAL AIKEN, BAMBERG, NORTHEASTERN BARNWELL AND SOUTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG COUNTIES... At 802 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. 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... Barnwell, Bamberg, Denmark, Williston, Blackville, Barnwell State Park, Springfield, Hilda, Salley, Neeses, Norway, Snelling, Olar, Elko, Windsor, Cope, Govan, Bamberg County Airport, Barnwell County Airport and Aiken Gopher Tortoise Heritage Preserve.
Most flooding deaths occur in vehicles. Never drive through a flooded roadway or around barricades. Turn around, don't drown. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. 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 NWS.Columbia@noaa.gov.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9aefa8d487d48fefa108055ec9d126accfd5d3f8.001.1 Codes: SCC003, SCC009, SCC011, SCC075 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9aefa8d487d48fefa108055ec9d126accfd5d3f8.001.1