Active AlertsOrangeburg

What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
Where: Clarendon County in central South Carolina Southeastern Lee County in central South Carolina Southeastern Orangeburg County in central South Carolina Central Sumter County in central South Carolina
When: Until 1000 PM EDT.
Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Water over roadways.
Additional Details: - At 656 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Up to 2 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include Manning, Summerton, Elloree, Alcolu, Santee State Park, Woods Bay State Park, Elliott, Santee, Turbeville, Mayesville, Lynchburg, Paxville, Vance, Brogdon, Davis Station, Lakewood, St. Paul, Gable and East Sumter. - This includes the following highway
S: Interstate 95 between mile markers 85 and 146. Interstate 26 between mile markers 160 and 169. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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 when it is safe to do so. You can send reports by Facebook or X to NWSColumbia or by e-mail at NWS.Columbia@noaa.gov.

At 632 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of Summerton, or 15 miles southwest of Manning, moving northeast at 25 mph.
Hazard: 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
Source: Radar indicated.
Impact: Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to trees and powerlines. Locations impacted include Holly Hill, Summerton, Bowman, Elloree, Santee State Park, Santee Cooper Regional Airport, Santee, Eutawville, Vance, Poplar Creek Landing, St. Paul, Stumphole Landing, Rocks Pond Campground and Marina, Yonder Field, Foreston, Eautaw Springs, Indian Bluff Recreation Park, Davis Station, Blounts Landing, and Mill Creek Marina and Campground. This includes the following highway
S: Interstate 26 between mile markers 158 and 169. Interstate 95 between mile markers 85 and 112.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.