Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 6 at 3:18PM EDT until August 6 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 6, 2026 - 12:18pm
Expires:
August 6, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
FFWCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
East Central Columbia County in east central Georgia...
North Central Richmond County in east central Georgia...
West Central Aiken County in central South Carolina...
South Central Edgefield County in central South Carolina...
* Until 615 PM EDT.
* At 318 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
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...
North Augusta, Evans, Belvedere, Augusta, Martinez, Clearwater,
Augusta National Golf Club, Summerville, Midtown, Daniel Field,
Glendale, Village Plaza Shopping Center, Augusta Mall, Savannah
Bluffs Heritage Preserve, Village at Riverwatch Shopping Center,
Eisenhower Park, Poverty Hill, Savannah Rapids Park and Ninety Nine
Islands.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 520 in South Carolina between mile markers 18 and 23.
Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 0 and 7.
Interstate 20 in Georgia between mile markers 195 and 201. Interstate
520 in Georgia between mile markers 1 and 3.
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; Richmond, GA; Aiken, SC; Edgefield, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov