Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued May 25 at 4:51PM EDT until May 25 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 25, 2026 - 1:51pm
Expires:
May 25, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description:
FFWCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Columbia County in east central Georgia...
Southwestern Edgefield County in central South Carolina...
Southeastern McCormick County in central South Carolina...
* Until 645 PM EDT.
* At 451 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall
amounts of 1 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...
Evans, Martinez, Riverwood, Forks Campground, Fury's Ferry Boat
Ramp, River Island, Riverside Park, Stevens Creek Public Park,
Westport, German Island, Ninety Nine Islands, Evans Towne Center
Park, Savannah Rapids Park, Woodbridge, Evans Medical Center, Lost
Wilderness Fire Station, Poverty Hill, Clarks Hill, Blanchard
Woods Park and Windy Ridge Estates.
Instruction:
Most flooding deaths occur in vehicles. Never drive through a
flooded roadway or around barricades. Turn around, don't drown.
Area Description:
Columbia, GA; Edgefield, SC; McCormick, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov