Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 6 at 2:47PM EDT until August 6 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 6, 2026 - 11:47am
Expires:
August 6, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description:
At 247 PM EDT, trained weather spotters reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3.5
inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 2
inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Trained spotters reported.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Columbia, West Columbia, Cayce, Forest Acres, St. Andrews,
Dentsville, Oak Grove, Arcadia Lakes, Five Points, West Columbia
Riverwalk, Riverbanks Zoo, SC State Fair Grounds, Columbia
International University, Woodfield, Harbison State Forest,
Sesquicentennial State Park, Eau Claire and Guignard Park.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 126 between mile markers 0 and 3. Interstate 26 between
mile markers 103 and 112. Interstate 20 in South Carolina between
mile markers 60 and 77. Interstate 77 between mile markers 1 and 19.
Instruction:
Most flooding deaths occur in vehicles. Never drive through a flooded
roadway or around barricades. Turn around, don't drown.
SNM: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS hasta 5:30 PM EDT. Evite areas inundadas.
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE INUNDACIONES REPENTINAS en efecto para esta area hasta las 5:30 PM EDT. Esta es una situacion peligrosa y amenaza la vida. No intente viajar a menos que sea para abandonar un area propensa a inundaciones o bajo una orden de desalojo.
Area Description:
Lexington, SC; Richland, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov