098  
WGUS82 KCAE 251827  
FLSCAE  
 
FLOOD ADVISORY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
227 PM EDT MON MAY 25 2026  
 
SCC003-063-079-252030-  
/O.NEW.KCAE.FA.Y.0011.260525T1827Z-260525T2030Z/  
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
AIKEN SC-LEXINGTON SC-RICHLAND SC-  
227 PM EDT MON MAY 25 2026  
   
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA, INCLUDING THE  
FOLLOWING COUNTIES, AIKEN, LEXINGTON AND RICHLAND.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 430 PM EDT.  
 
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 227 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO  
THUNDERSTORMS. MINOR FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN  
SHORTLY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. BETWEEN 0.5 AND 1 INCH OF RAIN  
HAS FALLEN.  
- ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES 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, SPRINGDALE,  
RED BANK, OAK GROVE, HIGHWAY 6 AT LAKE MURRAY DAM, ST.  
ANDREWS, DENTSVILLE, SOUTH CONGAREE, PINE RIDGE, COLUMBIA  
METRO AIRPORT, RIVERBANKS ZOO, HARBISON STATE FOREST,  
BALLENTINE, COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, KILLIAN AND  
LAKE CAROLINA.  
- THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
INTERSTATE 126 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 2.  
INTERSTATE 26 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 94 AND 115.  
INTERSTATE 20 IN SOUTH CAROLINA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 39 AND  
71.  
INTERSTATE 77 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 20 AND 25.  
- 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.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3403 8138 3420 8126 3421 8123 3418 8118  
3420 8117 3422 8118 3418 8086 3401 8107  
3392 8108 3375 8120 3369 8131 3377 8147  
 

 
 
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