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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Columbia SC
922 AM EDT Tue Aug 5 2025

The National Weather Service in Columbia has extended the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Central McCormick County in central South Carolina...

* Until 1130 AM EDT.

* At 922 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
  heavy rain falling across the warned area. Between 4 and 6 inches
  of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch
  are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or
  expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.

  SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  McCormick, Mccormick County Airport, Plum Branch, Whitetown and
  Hawe Creek Campground.

County Emergency Manager reports that Stevens Creek is overflowing
its banks and has caused the closure of Whitetown Road. Flooding is
also ongoing, but not limited to, Bradley Road and New Hope Road.

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 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.

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LAT...LON 3379 8230 3380 8230 3381 8231 3383 8235
      3384 8236 3391 8230 3397 8222 3392 8215
      3387 8217 3379 8224 3378 8228 3378 8230

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED

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