Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 6 at 4:42PM EDT until August 6 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 6, 2026 - 1:42pm
Expires:
August 6, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
At 442 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain in intersection of Wheeler Rd and
Highland in Augusta . Between 2 and 5 inches of rain have fallen,
with little additional rainfall expected. Flash flooding is ongoing.
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...
North Augusta, Evans, Belvedere, Augusta, Martinez, Clearwater,
Augusta National Golf Club, Summerville, Midtown, Daniel Field,
Glendale, Village at Riverwatch Shopping Center, Savannah Bluffs
Heritage Preserve, Eisenhower Park, Savannah Rapids Park, Poverty
Hill, Westover Memorial Park and West End Augusta.
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 6.
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