Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 6 at 2:32PM EDT until August 6 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 6, 2026 - 11:32am
Expires:
August 6, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description:
FFWCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northeastern Lexington County in central South Carolina...
Central Richland County in central South Carolina...
* Until 530 PM EDT.
* At 232 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1 inch 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, West Columbia, Cayce, Forest Acres, St. Andrews,
Dentsville, Oak Grove, Arcadia Lakes, Five Points, West Columbia
Riverwalk, Riverbanks Zoo, SC State Fair Grounds, Columbia
International University, Woodfield, Harbison State Forest,
Sesquicentennial State Park, Eau Claire and Guignard Park.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 126 between mile markers 0 and 3. Interstate 26 between
mile markers 103 and 112. Interstate 20 in South Carolina between
mile markers 60 and 77. Interstate 77 between mile markers 1 and 19.
Instruction:
Most flooding deaths occur in vehicles. Never drive through a flooded
roadway or around barricades. Turn around, don't drown.
Area Description:
Lexington, SC; Richland, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov