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Flash Flood Warning

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Columbia, GA; Richmond, GA; Aiken, SC; Edgefield, SC

Status In Progress Started about 1 hour ago
Ends
Issued
Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Likely

Details

At 344 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain in intersection of Wheeler Rd and Highland in Augusta and I-20 Exit 1 is closed due to being flooded. Between 2 and 4.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... North Augusta, Evans, Belvedere, Augusta, Martinez, Clearwater, Augusta National Golf Club, Summerville, Midtown, Daniel Field, Glendale, Village Plaza Shopping Center, Augusta Mall, Savannah Bluffs Heritage Preserve, Village at Riverwatch Shopping Center, Eisenhower Park, Poverty Hill, Savannah Rapids Park and Ninety Nine Islands.
This includes the following highways... Interstate 520 in South Carolina between mile markers 18 and 23. Interstate 20 in South Carolina between mile markers 0 and 7. Interstate 20 in Georgia between mile markers 196 and 201. Interstate 520 in Georgia between mile markers 1 and 2.
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