Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
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940 WGUS82 KCAE 250035 FLSCAE Flood Advisory National Weather Service Columbia SC 835 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024 SCC079-250130- /O.NEW.KCAE.FA.Y.0019.240525T0035Z-240525T0130Z/ /00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Richland SC- 835 PM EDT Fri May 24 2024 ...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of central South Carolina, including the following county, Richland. * WHEN...Until 930 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 835 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1.5 to 2.5 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Columbia, Dentsville, Killian, Lake Carolina, Villages at Sandhill, Sesquicentennial State Park, Blythewood and Cedar Creek Fire Station. - This includes the following highways... Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 78 and 83. Interstate 77 between mile markers 21 and 29. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Most flooding deaths occur in vehicles. Never drive through a flooded roadway or around barricades. Turn around, don`t drown. && LAT...LON 3421 8110 3425 8098 3418 8087 3411 8080 3407 8086 3408 8090 $$ AWP