NWS Columbia SCFF.W 0022August 6, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Lexington, Newberry and Saluda, SC
The National Weather Service office in Columbia issued a flash flood warning for Lexington, Newberry and Saluda in South Carolina, which was in force until 7:30 p.m. local time on August 6. It was the 22nd flash flood warning the NWS office in Columbia issued in 2026. South Carolina had 19 flash flood warnings in August 2026, against 12 in an average August of 2008-2025 (South Carolina's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Columbia SC
- Area
- Lexington, Newberry and Saluda
- State
- South Carolina
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:30 p.m. EDT, August 6, 2026
- Expires
- 7:30 p.m. EDT, August 6, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KCAE FF.W 0022
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWCAE The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Lexington County in central South Carolina... Southwestern Newberry County in central South Carolina... Saluda County in central South Carolina... * Until 730 PM EDT. * At 430 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. 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... Batesburg-Leesville, Saluda, Dreher Island State Park, Gilbert, Summit, Hollywood Elementary School, Wyses Ferry, Circle Fire Station, Delmar, Riverbend Boat Ramp, Emory, Saluda High School, Hickory Grove, Saluda Co Sheriff's Office, Scurry Airport, Lake Murray Shores, Cedar Grove Fire Station, Fairview Fire Station, South Shore Marina and Fredonia.
What the agency told people to do
Most flooding deaths occur in vehicles. Never drive through a flooded roadway or around barricades. Turn around, don't drown.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.