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WGUS82 KCAE 171709
FLSCAE
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
109 PM EDT SUN SEP 17 2023
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RICHLAND SC-
109 PM EDT SUN SEP 17 2023
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 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 COUNTY, RICHLAND.
* WHEN...UNTIL 300 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
WATER OVER ROADWAYS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 109 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, FOREST ACRES, DENTSVILLE, ARCADIA LAKES, KILLIAN,
WOODFIELD, SESQUICENTENNIAL STATE PARK, VILLAGES AT SANDHILL,
LAKE CAROLINA, COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HARBISON
STATE FOREST, BLYTHEWOOD, CEDAR CREEK FIRE STATION, EAU
CLAIRE AND UPPER RICHLAND FIRE STATION.
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 20 IN SOUTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 67 AND
83.
INTERSTATE 77 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 11 AND 28.
- 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.
BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS.
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.
LAT...LON 3399 8098 3412 8079 3418 8086 3418 8087
3421 8088 3423 8096 3423 8100 3418 8105
3411 8115
SL
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