{"id":534,"date":"2026-05-26T13:40:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=534"},"modified":"2026-05-26T13:40:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T13:40:12","slug":"flood-advisory-issued-in-columbia-for-memorial-day-afternoon-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=534","title":{"rendered":"Flood advisory issued in Columbia for Memorial Day afternoon"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cExcessive rainfall\u201d prompted several flood advisories and warnings from the National Weather Service of Columbia for Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=533\">Search for teen who hasn\u2019t been seen since leaving his South Carolina home<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Minor flooding in low-lying or poor drainage areas of central South Carolina is expected for Memorial Day afternoon, according to an advisory issued by the National Weather Service at 2:27 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Between 0.5-1 inch of rain fell when the advisory was issued, and about 1-1.5 more inches of rain is expected this afternoon. The advisory is in effect until 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Most flooding deaths happen in vehicles, so motorists shouldn\u2019t drive through flooded areas, according to the advisory.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The advisory covers Richland, Lexington and Aiken counties.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Locations around Columbia, including West Columbia, Cayce, Lexington and Irmo, will experience flooding, according to the advisory.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=532\">Car crashes into deer leaving one person dead and another hurt, SC cops say<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A flash flood warning was also issued for north central Richland County and portions of Chesterfield, Fairfield, Kershaw and Lancaster counties at 2:25 p.m. The warning is in effect until 5:30 p.m. Between 1.5-3 inches of rain fell by 2:25, with 1-2 more possible in the area.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<h2>Other flooding advisories<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A flash flood warning was issued for Barnwell County at 2:53, in effect until 4:45 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The National Weather Service of Columbia also issued a flood advisory for Bamberg and Barnwell counties until 5:15 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A flood advisory for Chesterfield, Fairfield, Kershaw and Lancaster counties is also in effect until 3:45 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=531\">Search for teen who hasn\u2019t been seen since leaving his South Carolina home<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Weather Service issues flood advisory for Columbia; low-lying and poor drainage areas like Five Points and USC could see minor flooding this afternoon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":479,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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