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WGUS82 KCAE 212256
FLSCAE
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Columbia SC
656 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026
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Clarendon SC-Lee SC-Orangeburg SC-Sumter SC-656 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Clarendon County in central South Carolina...
Southeastern Lee County in central South Carolina...
Southeastern Orangeburg County in central South Carolina...
Central Sumter County in central South Carolina...
* WHEN...Until 1000 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Water over roadways.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 656 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Up to 2 inches of
rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are expected over the
area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Manning, Summerton, Elloree, Alcolu, Santee State Park, Woods Bay
State Park, Elliott, Santee, Turbeville, Mayesville, Lynchburg,
Paxville, Vance, Brogdon, Davis Station, Lakewood, St. Paul,
Gable and East Sumter.
- This includes the following highways...
Interstate 95 between mile markers 85 and 146. Interstate 26
between mile markers 160 and 169.
- 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 [email protected].
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LAT...LON 3356 8050 3358 8052 3359 8050 3361 8052
3414 8014 3409 8008 3400 7990 3399 7989
3395 7997 3390 7996 3328 8049 3333 8050
3329 8058 3340 8067 3356 8055 3354 8050
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