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EXPIRED8/5/2025 10:08:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ExpectedSeverity: MinorCertainty: Likely
8/5/2025 10:08:00 AM until 8/5/2025 11:15:00 AM
Most flooding deaths occur in vehicles. Never drive through a
flooded roadway or around barricades. Turn around, don't drown.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Portions of east central Georgia, including the following
counties, Columbia, Lincoln and McDuffie and central South
Carolina, including the following counties, Edgefield and
McCormick.
* WHEN...Until 1115 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Rises in small streams and creeks.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1006 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
indicated heavy rain. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 2 and 5 inches
of rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are expected
over the area. This additional rain will result in minor
flooding. A Flash Flood Warning remains in effect for central
McCormick County where more significant flash flooding is
ongoing.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
McCormick, Lincolnton, Elijah Clark State Park, Mccormick
County Airport, Hamilton Branch State Park, Mistletoe State
Park, Parksville, Plum Branch, Hawe Creek Campground, Knox
Scout Reservation, Double Branches, Baker Creek State Park,
New Hope, Cherokee Boat Ramp, Modoc Boat Ramp, Hickory Knob
State Resort Park, Bussey Point Campground, Whitetown, Long
Cane Creek Picnic Area and Modoc.
- This includes Interstate 20 in Georgia near mile marker 176.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood