WGUS82 KCAE 090616

FLSCAE



Flood Advisory

National Weather Service Columbia SC

216 AM EDT Fri May 9 2025



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Fairfield SC-Kershaw SC-Lancaster SC-

216 AM EDT Fri May 9 2025



...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING...



* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.



* WHERE...A portion of central South Carolina, including the 

  following counties, Fairfield, Kershaw and Lancaster.



* WHEN...Until 515 AM EDT.



* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. 



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 215 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to

    thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin

    shortly in the advisory area.

  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...

    Lancaster, Winnsboro, Springdale, Elgin, Lake Wateree State

    Park, Liberty Hill, Longtown, Fairfield County Airport,

    Blackstock, Irwin, Ridgeway, Mitford, Fairfield County

    Detention Center, White Oak, Fairfield Elementary School,

    Winnsboro Mills, Rion and Lake Wateree near Highway 97.

  - This includes Interstate 77 between mile markers 34 and 50.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Most flooding deaths occur in vehicles. Never drive through a 

flooded roadway or around barricades. Turn around, don't drown.



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LAT...LON 3446 8134 3457 8134 3454 8088 3456 8087

      3460 8089 3463 8090 3467 8089 3470 8086

      3471 8087 3472 8078 3463 8070 3438 8071

      3430 8079 3430 8123





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