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WGUS72 KCAE 171621
FFSCAE

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
1221 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020


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Aiken SC-Bamberg SC-Barnwell SC-Calhoun SC-Fairfield SC-Kershaw SC-
Lexington SC-Newberry SC-Orangeburg SC-Richland SC-Saluda SC-Sumter
SC-
1221 PM EDT Thu Sep 17 2020

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM EDT THIS 
AFTERNOON FOR NORTHEASTERN AIKEN, BAMBERG, EASTERN BARNWELL, 
CALHOUN, SOUTH CENTRAL FAIRFIELD, SOUTHWESTERN KERSHAW, LEXINGTON, 
SOUTHEASTERN NEWBERRY, WESTERN ORANGEBURG, RICHLAND, EASTERN SALUDA 
AND WEST CENTRAL SUMTER COUNTIES...

At 1221 PM 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. 
And additional 1 to 2 inches is possible through 130 pm.

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
         flash flooding.

SOURCE...Doppler radar.

IMPACT...Expect flash flooding in areas of downtown Columbia that
         include Rocky Branch and Five Points. Flooding of small
         creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and
         underpasses as well as other drainage and low lying
         areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Columbia, Lexington, West Columbia, Orangeburg, Cayce, Irmo, 
  Forest Acres, Batesburg-Leesville, Barnwell, Bamberg, Denmark, 
  Springdale, Red Bank, Oak Grove, St. Andrews, Brookdale, Highway 6 
  at Lake Murray Dam, McEntire Air Base, Dentsville and Williston.

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the 
warned area.

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 8174 3419 8086 3397 8060 3316 8082
      3313 8090 3310 8089 3309 8088 3306 8090
      3306 8091 3310 8094 3303 8108 3305 8110
      3305 8112 3312 8119 3311 8136 3312 8141
      3343 8146

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR 

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