Flood Advisory issued October 11 at 4:21AM EDT until October 11 at 5:15AM EDT by NWS Columbia SC

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* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Southeastern Columbia County in east central Georgia... Central Richmond County in east central Georgia... * WHEN...Until 515 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 421 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Grovetown, Evans, Fort Gordon, Martinez, Augusta, Hephzibah, Augusta Mall, Village Plaza Shopping Center, Daniel Field, South Augusta, Summerville, Glendale, Augusta National Golf Club, Midtown, Riverwood, Windy Ridge Estates, Glenn Hills, Westwick and Forest Hills. - This includes the following highways... Interstate 20 in Georgia between mile markers 189 and 201. Interstate 520 in Georgia between mile markers 1 and 14. - 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.

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NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
Location
GA, US
Severity
Minor
area
Columbia, GA; Richmond, GA
event
Flood Advisory
onset
2026-10-11T04:21:00-04:00
states
["GA"]
urgency
Expected
certainty
Likely
effective
2026-10-11T04:21:00-04:00
message id
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f4778502350741f04fb9e989b29bc55a0684042a.001.1
references
[]
instruction
Most flooding deaths occur in vehicles. Never drive through a flooded roadway or around barricades. Turn around, don't drown.
message type
Alert
freshness minutes
60
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