8/16/2025 12:54:00 PM until 8/16/2025 3:00:00 PM

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.

FFWCAE The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Aiken County in central South Carolina... Southern Barnwell County in central South Carolina... * Until 300 PM EDT. * At 1254 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. 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... Aiken, North Augusta, Barnwell, Savannah River Site, Aiken Mall, Clearwater, Belvedere, New Ellenton, Jackson, Citizens Park, Gloverville, USC Aiken, Graniteville, Burnettown, Snelling, Kline, Savannah River Site H Canyon, Savannah River Site Badge Office and Savannah River Site K Complex. This includes the following highways... Interstate 520 in South Carolina between mile markers 16 and 23. Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 0 and 14.