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WGUS82 KCAE 171641
FLSCAE
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1241 PM EDT SUN SEP 17 2023
SCC063-079-171830-
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LEXINGTON SC-RICHLAND SC-
1241 PM EDT SUN SEP 17 2023
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA, INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES, LEXINGTON AND RICHLAND.
* WHEN...UNTIL 230 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 1241 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES
INDICATED HEAVY RAIN. THIS WILL CAUSE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM
FLOODING. BETWEEN 0.5 AND 1.5 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...
COLUMBIA, LEXINGTON, WEST COLUMBIA, CAYCE, IRMO, OAK GROVE,
ST. ANDREWS, RED BANK, RIVERBANKS ZOO, HARBISON STATE FOREST,
WEST COLUMBIA RIVERWALK, SC STATE FAIR GROUNDS, FIVE POINTS,
SEVEN OAKS, BARR LAKE, RED BANK SPORTS COMPLEX, GUIGNARD
PARK, OLYMPIA AND CAYCE RIVERWALK.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 126 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 3.
INTERSTATE 26 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 101 AND 109.
INTERSTATE 20 IN SOUTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 51 AND
67.
- 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.
MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN THE FIVE POINTS AREA EXTENDING
DOWNSTREAM ALONG ROCKY BRANCH CREEK. THIS INCLUDES MAXCY GREGG PARK,
AREAS OF THE USC CAMPUS ALONG THE CREEK, THE INTERSECTION AT PICKENS
AND BLOSSOM, THE INTERSECTION AT WHALEY AND MAIN AND AREAS OF THE
OLYMPIA NEIGHBORHOOD ALONG THE CREEK.
LAT...LON 3411 8118 3411 8115 3405 8106 3400 8099
3398 8100 3395 8101 3395 8104 3400 8111
3390 8124 3393 8130 3400 8132 3402 8130
3404 8121 3409 8120
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