Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 6 at 3:44PM EDT until August 6 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 6, 2026 - 12:44pm
Expires:
August 6, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
At 344 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain in intersection of Wheeler Rd and Highland in Augusta and I-20
Exit 1 is closed due to being flooded. Between 2 and 4.5 inches of
rain have fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
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 196 and 201. Interstate
520 in Georgia between mile markers 1 and 2.
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