Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued August 6 at 4:32PM EDT until August 6 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 6, 2026 - 1:32pm
Expires:
August 6, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description:
At 432 PM EDT, trained weather spotters reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3.5
inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1
inch in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible
in the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Trained spotters reported.
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