Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 6 at 4:30PM EDT until August 6 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 6, 2026 - 1:30pm
Expires:
August 6, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description:
FFWCAE
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Lexington County in central South Carolina...
Southwestern Newberry County in central South Carolina...
Saluda County in central South Carolina...
* Until 730 PM EDT.
* At 430 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
2.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is
0.5 to 1.5 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 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...
Batesburg-Leesville, Saluda, Dreher Island State Park, Gilbert,
Summit, Hollywood Elementary School, Wyses Ferry, Circle Fire
Station, Delmar, Riverbend Boat Ramp, Emory, Saluda High School,
Hickory Grove, Saluda Co Sheriff's Office, Scurry Airport, Lake
Murray Shores, Cedar Grove Fire Station, Fairview Fire Station,
South Shore Marina and Fredonia.
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; Newberry, SC; Saluda, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Columbia SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov