Interstate 95 closed in SC from I20 in Florence SC to I26 due to flooding

Stuff is happening fast and furious in Columbia SC - Catastrophic small lake dam failures near FT Jackson/ Gills Creek area. Bridge Failures Canon Creek Road - Lexington Co; Caskets in Springfield Cemetary floating in Orangeburg Co; Parts of I77; I26: I20 closed due to flooding.
I95 closed via Breaking News

CH19 WLTX live news coverage - click on top left icon Link
other links I'm following:
#scflooding
#scwx
#jimcantore TWC
#wxbrad Charlotte CH36 WCNC

I'll be back with more data when able - this stuff is unreal folks.

Last time I knew I95 closed was during an epic snowstorm in the 80's when it snowed all the way down to Fla I10.

Now they're saying Nat Guard called up at 9am but can't get to their post; 100's to 1000's of homes on the Gills Creek watershed that need to be checked. Fast water evac going on all over.

My dad's over 70 YO & he said he ani't never seen anything like this. Hugo wasn't even this bad.

Pet Store under water not know if animals are out - close to 5 feet of water there. WOW. Don't know what road yet, but Gills Creek watershed edit to add: Wildcat/ Ft Jackson Blvd area -this is where the triple dam breaches have occurred

Dam failures/topping so far this morning:
Barr Lake, Lexington SC
Lake Katherine, Gills Creek, Columbia SC Kilborn &Downing St - High water resuces from homes
Gibson Pond - two notch rd & Gibson RD area
Forrest Lake -
Lexington Mill Pond - 12 mile creek
Semmes Lake at Ft Jackson

I20 at Broad River Closed

Coplon's Store - Forrest Lake Shopping Center
Dam failure @ Semmes Lake @ Ft. Jackson
looks like a dam failure to me!!!!

This is awful. Stay safe SC members! Don't drive through deep water.

Thanks OP, keep us posted.

a reply to: SCGrits
Damn, prayers are with the people there.
Edit because pic already posted.
Thanks for all the info!

NOAA river levels
Red= at flood stage or flood stage eminent

another river gauge site NWS - Columbia

On each site just click on square/dot and another page will pop up with info on that gauge site

originally posted by: kosmicjack
This is awful. Stay safe SC members! Don't drive through deep water.

Thanks OP, keep us posted.

Amen to that.

Thank's guys - thank's for prayers too - I have family in both Charleston & Columbia & upstate. So Far okay thank god! But it ain't over yet. Fingers crossed.

Another link w/ info & pics Accuweather

trying to figure out where this is
will add to edit later
I think this is just south of HWY 378/HWY76 aka Garner's Ferry Rd where the Gills Creek area failures -- 12-16" of rain since midnite I think- I believe that's what caused the catastrophic cascading multiple earthen dam failures.
Airbase Road lead to McIntire JNGB - joint national Gaurd - These people trying to get to Guard duties and can't get there

Arkadia Lakes area - PPL can't get out b/c the roads have collapsed.

Gawd almighty what a Cluster $#%^ Our esteemed Gov Haley hasn't seen fit to make a comment or activate Nat Guard yet??? WTF???

Thanks for posting, mother nature trumps everything in life.

Best of luck and be safe.

Per a tweet to CH19 live feed - another pond breach - Rimer Pond Road Blythewood on Rice Creek. As you can see these lakes/ponds are interconnected and linked - when one goes, everything downstream stands a good chance to go too!

Schools and universities in the affected areas are putting out notices they'll be closed Mon--check with your local area. With so many roads and bridges out I can see why.

Holy freaking cow!

that flooding is getting crazy. stay safe.

a reply to: Eagleyedobserver

Thank you. I'm just north of all this mess, no rain, but lots of wind gusts - trees down in spots in Charlotte. If that fire hose rain stream shifts north then I'll be in the thick of it.




Just heard some ppl in Sumter Co being rescued from rooftops --my folks are in N. Sumter away from the swamp areas that are flooding.

Also, caskets floating in Sumter co at Evergreen Cemetery
over 20" of rain in 3 days in Sumter.

I believe this was near the Columbia - Gills Creek dam failures on Burwell Lane off of Kilbourne Rd -lake Katherine failure/topping

a reply to: SCGrits

A times like these social media can do a lotta good.

Follow the emergency services tweets, wait it out, and don't go into the water-It may seem calm on the surface but it's what you can't see is the danger such as undercurrents and debris, and don't waste your phones battery power as you may need that later to receive future bulletins.

May the force be with you all.