<alert><identifier>urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fe818bf6e27c9ccefee94cab4896ee533f2fe305.001.1.IPAWS</identifier><sender>w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov</sender><sent>2026-07-06T12:47:00-04:00</sent><status>Actual</status><msgType>Alert</msgType><scope>Public</scope><code>IPAWSv1.0</code><info><language>en-US</language><category>Met</category><event>Flash Flood Warning</event><responseType>Avoid</responseType><urgency>Immediate</urgency><severity>Severe</severity><certainty>Likely</certainty><eventCode><valueName>SAME</valueName><value>FFW</value></eventCode><eventCode><valueName>NationalWeatherService</valueName><value>FFW</value></eventCode><effective>2026-07-06T12:47:00-04:00</effective><onset>2026-07-06T12:47:00-04:00</onset><expires>2026-07-06T15:45:00-04:00</expires><senderName>NWS Columbia SC</senderName><headline>Flash Flood Warning issued July 6 at 12:47PM EDT until July 6 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC</headline><description>FFWCAE

The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
North Central Lexington County in central South Carolina...
Northwestern Richland County in central South Carolina...

* Until 345 PM EDT.

* At 1247 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.

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...
Lexington, Irmo, Highway 6 at Lake Murray Dam, St. Andrews,
Harbison State Forest, Ballentine, Seven Oaks, Lake Murray Marina,
Pine Island, Lighthouse Marina, Upper Richland Fire Station,
Bundrick Island and Cedar Creek Fire Station.

This includes Interstate 26 between mile markers 97 and 105.
</description><instruction>Most flooding deaths occur in vehicles. Never drive through a flooded
roadway or around barricades. Turn around, don't drown.

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The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
North Central Lexington County in central South Carolina...
Northwestern Richland County in central South Carolina...

* Until 345 PM EDT.

* At 1247 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.

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...
Lexington, Irmo, Highway 6 at Lake Murray Dam, St. Andrews,
Harbison State Forest, Ballentine, Seven Oaks, Lake Murray Marina,
Pine Island, Lighthouse Marina, Upper Richland Fire Station,
Bundrick Island and Cedar Creek Fire Station.

This includes Interstate 26 between mile markers 97 and 105.
</description><instruction>Most flooding deaths occur in vehicles. Never drive through a flooded
roadway or around barricades. Turn around, don't drown.

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