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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Columbia SC
706 AM EDT Sun May 5 2024

The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Lexington County in central South Carolina...
  Central Richland County in central South Carolina...

* Until 930 AM EDT.

* At 706 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
  have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
  shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  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, Lexington, West Columbia, Cayce, Irmo, Forest Acres,
  Springdale, St. Andrews, Oak Grove, Dentsville, Red Bank, South
  Congaree, Pine Ridge, Arcadia Lakes, West Columbia Riverwalk,
  Riverbanks Zoo, Five Points, SC State Fair Grounds, Columbia
  International University and Columbia Metro Airport.

This includes the following highways...
Interstate 126 between mile markers 0 and 3.
Interstate 26 between mile markers 103 and 117.
Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 57 and 76.
Interstate 77 between mile markers 0 and 18.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Most flooding deaths occur in vehicles. Never drive through a
flooded roadway or around barricades. Turn around, don`t drown.

Flash flooding will occur in the Five Points area extending
downstream along Rocky Branch Creek. This includes Maxcy Gregg Park,
areas of the USC campus along the creek, the intersection at Pickens
and Blossom, the intersection at Whaley and Main and areas of the
Olympia neighborhood along the creek.

&&

LAT...LON 3409 8094 3408 8091 3402 8092 3393 8092
      3391 8105 3392 8116 3394 8120 3400 8120
      3409 8116

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

CJR