924 WGUS52 KCAE 071708 FFWCAE GAC073-181-SCC037-065-071900- /O.EXT.KCAE.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-200707T1900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Columbia SC 108 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2020 The National Weather Service in Columbia has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... Northern Columbia County in east central Georgia... Southern Lincoln County in east central Georgia... Southwestern Edgefield County in central South Carolina... Southeastern McCormick County in central South Carolina... * Until 300 PM EDT. * At 108 PM EDT, emergency management reported many road washouts and impassable roads across the warned area. In southern Edgefield County, 4 homes were flooded with people trapped inside. Roads along Dry Branch Creek were also washed out. In Lincoln County several major roadways were impassable with many secondary roads along Lloyd Creek washed out. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. Rain rates have decreased but runoff will continue to impact the area over the next few hours. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain. SOURCE...Emergency management. IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other drainage and low lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... North Augusta, Lincolnton, Clarks Hill Recreation Area, J. Strom Thurmond Dam, Hamilton Branch State Park, Mistletoe State Park, Scott's Landing, Modoc, Clarks Hill, Lake Springs Recreation Area and Wildwood Park. 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 3380 8248 3381 8231 3376 8221 3376 8203 3369 8181 3357 8196 3359 8218 3365 8232 3364 8244 3365 8243 3364 8246 3364 8248 3375 8255 FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED EXPECTED RAINFALL...0.5-1.5 INCHES IN 3 HOURS $$ CJR