Active Weather Alerts
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 8:17 PM Sep. 26, 2025 – National Weather Service
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Aiken County through 445 PM EDT... At 417 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Aiken Mall, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Aiken, Aiken Mall, New Ellenton, Aiken Municipal Airport, Citizens Park, Aiken State Park, USC Aiken, Graniteville, Gloverville, Windsor, Aiken Gopher Tortoise Heritage Preserve, and Hopeland Gardens. This includes Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 17 and 25. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN; MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
Flood Advisory
Issued: 6:53 PM Sep. 26, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Portions of east central Georgia, including the following counties, Columbia and Richmond and central South Carolina, including the following counties, Aiken and Edgefield. * WHEN...Until 545 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 253 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream flooding. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... North Augusta, Evans, Martinez, Augusta, Belvedere, Clearwater, Augusta National Golf Club, Summerville, Daniel Field, Midtown, Village Plaza Shopping Center, Glendale, Augusta Mall, South Augusta, Burnettown, Village at Riverwatch Shopping Center, Eisenhower Park, Savannah Bluffs Heritage Preserve, Westover Memorial Park and Savannah Rapids Park. - This includes the following highways... Interstate 520 in South Carolina between mile markers 17 and 23. Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 0 and 8. Interstate 20 in Georgia between mile markers 190 and 201. Interstate 520 in Georgia between mile markers 1 and 7. - 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. &&
Local Radar