Headline:
Flood Advisory issued August 27 at 2:25PM EDT until August 27 at 3:30PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Flood Advisory
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 27, 2026 - 11:25am
Expires:
August 27, 2026 - 12:30pm
Description:
* WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive
rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Central Richland County in central South Carolina...
* WHEN...Until 330 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 225 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding.
Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected over the
area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Columbia, Forest Acres, Dentsville, Arcadia Lakes, Woodfield,
Fort Jackson, Five Points, Sesquicentennial State Park, SC State
Fair Grounds, Horrel Hill, Fort Jackson Cantonment Area,
Rosewood, Fort Jackson Wildcat Road and Olympia.
- This includes the following highways...
Interstate 126 near mile marker 3. Interstate 20 in South
Carolina between mile markers 70 and 79. Interstate 77 between
mile markers 4 and 18.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Minor flooding will occur in the Five Points area extending
downstream along Rocky Branch Creek. This includes Maxcy Gregg Park,
areas of the USC campus along the creek, the intersection at Pickens
and Blossom, the intersection at Whaley and Main and areas of the
Olympia neighborhood along the creek.
Area Description:
Richland, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov