Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 1 at 6:50PM EDT until August 1 at 9:45PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 1, 2026 - 3:50pm
Expires:
August 1, 2026 - 6:45pm
Description:
FFWCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Sumter County in central South Carolina...
* Until 945 PM EDT.
* At 650 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 1.5 to 2.5 inches in 1
hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 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...
Sumter, Shaw Air Base, South Sumter, Millwood, Oakland, Sumter
County Airport, Mulberry, Cherryvale, Cane Savannah, Dalzell,
Stateburg, Wedgewood, Lakewood, Privateer, East Sumter, Dinkins
Mill and Oswego.
Instruction:
Most flooding deaths occur in vehicles. Never drive through a flooded
roadway or around barricades. Turn around, don't drown.
Area Description:
Sumter, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov