Snelling, SC Warnings, Watches and Advisories

Do not drive vehicles through flooded areas. The water depth and road condition may be unsafe. Additional information is available at https://water.weather.gov/ahps2/ Stay tuned for further updates by listening to NOAA weather radio... or your local radio and TV stations.

Special Weather Statement issued May 6 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

At 1014 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles south of Clemson, or 4 miles south of Pendleton, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Anderson, Homeland Park, Northlake, Pendleton, Sandy Springs, and Broadway Lake.

Special Weather Statement issued May 6 at 10:13PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC

At 1013 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Joanna, or 12 miles northwest of Newberry, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Newberry, Prosperity, Newberry College, Newberry County Airport, Newberry County Detention Center, US-176 and SC- 34 Crossroads, Bush River Fire Station, Belfast Wildlife Management Area, Enoree Ranger District Office, and Kinards. This includes Interstate 26 between mile markers 62 and 79.

Special Weather Statement issued May 6 at 10:11PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

At 1011 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 16 miles west of Laurens, or 4 miles northwest of Ware Shoals, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Laurens, Honea Path, Ware Shoals, Donalds, Waterloo, Shoals Junction, Princeton, and Hickory Tavern.

Flash Flood Warning issued May 6 at 8:45PM EDT until May 7 at 10:45AM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC

FFWILM The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... A Dam Break on the Crooked Creek below Lake Wallace Dam in... Central Marlboro County in northeastern South Carolina... * Until 1045 AM EDT Tuesday. * At 845 PM EDT, Emergency Management reported the failure of Lake Wallace Dam causing flash flooding downstream on the Crooked Creek. HAZARD...Flash flooding from the failure of Lake Wallace Dam. SOURCE...Emergency Management. IMPACT...Flash flooding of areas downstream from the Lake Wallace Dam along the Crooked Creek. * The nearest downstream town is Shady Rest Community & Richardson Park Community in Bennettsville. This includes the following streams and drainages... Crooked Creek. Flooding is occurring along the Crooked Creek.

Flood Advisory issued May 6 at 5:26PM EDT until May 6 at 11:15PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Central and southern Pickens County, South Carolina * WHEN...Until 1115 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Nuisance flooding of low-lying areas adjacent to streams and other poor-drainage areas, including farmland, parks, greenways, boat-access areas, golf courses, underpasses, and parking lots. Isolated, shallow flows over roadways is possible. A few flood- prone, low-water crossings may become impassible. A small culvert washout or two is possible. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 516 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated torrential rain due to training thunderstorms. Automated rain gauges confirm these storms have been capable of producing 1-2 inches in less than an hour. Nuisance flooding impacting flood-prone areas may be imminent within the Advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Areas most likely to experience flooding include just south of Pickens near Wolf Creek and SC 8, Rices Creek near Pickens Country Club and US 178, Praters Creek near Amberwood Rd, as well as near Dacusville including along Machine Creek near Hester Store Rd and Doddies Creek near SC 185 and SC 355. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected over the area as thunderstorms train over the same areas including near Pickens, Easley, and Liberty. This additional rain may exacerbate ongoing flooding or cause new areas of flooding to develop. Stay alert for rapidly rising streams and flooded roadways. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Easley, Pickens, West Greenville, Berea, Welcome, Liberty, Norris, Six Mile and Dacusville. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood