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WGUS82 KCAE 212021
FLSCAE
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
421 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
GAC245-212130-
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RICHMOND GA-
421 PM EDT FRI AUG 21 2026
...FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...URBAN AREA AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL CONTINUES.
* WHERE...CENTRAL RICHMOND COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...
* WHEN...UNTIL 530 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
WATER OVER ROADWAYS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 421 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGES INDICATED
HEAVY RAIN DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL CAUSE URBAN AND SMALL
STREAM FLOODING. OVERFLOWING POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL CAUSE MINOR
FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. UP TO 3.5 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...
FORT GORDON, HEPHZIBAH, SOUTH AUGUSTA, BLYTHE, DIAMOND LAKES
REGIONAL PARK, BATH-EDIE, GLENN HILLS, MILES PARK, HILLCREST
MEMORIAL PARK, RICHMOND COUNTY RECREATION CENTER, KENDAN PARK AND
WESTOVER.
- THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 520 IN GEORGIA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 4
AND 10.
- 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
WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. YOU CAN SEND REPORTS BY FACEBOOK OR X TO
NWSCOLUMBIA OR BY E-MAIL AT NWS.COLUMBIA@NOAA.GOV.
LAT...LON 3347 8214 3343 8199 3338 8196 3331 8212
3331 8227 3341 8222
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