THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTHERN AIKEN COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA... SOUTHWESTERN LEXINGTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BATESBURG... * UNTIL 930 PM EDT * AT 825 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 2 TO 3 NCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. EXPECT HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 20. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LEESVILLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING. IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY. REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR COUNTY SHERIFF...OR USE WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.COLUMBIA.GOV TO RELAY SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS. && LAT...LON 3375 8158 3390 8157 3394 8154 3393 8127 3368 8111 MC
Posted on: Fri, 02 Aug 2013 00:30:20 +0000
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