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Torrential rains bring flash floods Wednesday evening – See raging creek video

The National Weather Service in Columbia issued a * Flash Flood Warning for parts of Lexington County, Wednesday evening. At 5:43 p.m., Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches were possible in the area. […]

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Streams swell from torrential rains in West Columbia, Sunday, with video

The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood warning for parts of Lexington County, Sunday afternoon, as storms that could produce up-to 3 inches of rain moved through. West Columbia, Cayce, Springdale, Lexington, South Congaree, Pine Ridge, and the Columbia Metro Airport were included in the Flash Flood warning. West Columbia was once named Brookland […]

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