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Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 8:51 PM May. 25, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Columbia County in east central Georgia... Southwestern Edgefield County in central South Carolina... Southeastern McCormick County in central South Carolina... * Until 645 PM EDT. * At 451 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 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... Evans, Martinez, Riverwood, Forks Campground, Fury's Ferry Boat Ramp, River Island, Riverside Park, Stevens Creek Public Park, Westport, German Island, Ninety Nine Islands, Evans Towne Center Park, Savannah Rapids Park, Woodbridge, Evans Medical Center, Lost Wilderness Fire Station, Poverty Hill, Clarks Hill, Blanchard Woods Park and Windy Ridge Estates. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Most flooding deaths occur in vehicles. Never drive through a flooded roadway or around barricades. Turn around, don't drown. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
Flood Advisory
Issued: 8:47 PM May. 25, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Portions of east central Georgia, including the following counties, Columbia, Lincoln, McDuffie and Richmond and central South Carolina, including the following counties, Aiken, Edgefield, McCormick and Saluda. * WHEN...Until 645 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 447 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding. Up to 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... North Augusta, Grovetown, Evans, Martinez, Edgefield, Harlem, Johnston, Ridge Spring, Clarks Hill Recreation Area, J. Strom Thurmond Dam, Hamilton Branch State Park, Riverwood, Village Plaza Shopping Center, Augusta Mall, Edgefield County Airport, Appling, Mistletoe State Park, Trenton, Parksville and Ward. - This includes the following highways... Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 0 and 1. Interstate 20 in Georgia between mile markers 178 and 201. Interstate 520 in Georgia near mile marker 1. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Most flooding deaths occur in vehicles. Never drive through a flooded roadway or around barricades. Turn around, don't drown. Report any flooding directly to the Columbia National Weather Service at 803 234 4115 when it is safe to do so. You can also send reports by Facebook or Twitter to NWSColumbia or by e-mail at NWS.Columbia@noaa.gov. &&
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