Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 1 at 4:08PM EDT until August 1 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 1, 2026 - 1:08pm
Expires:
August 1, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description:
FFWCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Richland County in central South Carolina...
* Until 715 PM EDT.
* At 408 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 1.25 inches in 1
hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in
the warned area. 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...
Columbia, Forest Acres, Dentsville, Arcadia Lakes, Fort Jackson,
Woodfield, Sesquicentennial State Park, Fort Jackson Cantonment
Area, Fort Jackson Wildcat Road and Rosewood.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 74 and 82.
Interstate 77 between mile markers 4 and 17.
Instruction:
Most flooding deaths occur in vehicles. Never drive through a flooded
roadway or around barricades. Turn around, don't drown.
Area Description:
Richland, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov