COLUMBIA, SC — A wet Wednesday was forecast to impact central and western South Carolina along with the Augusta, Georgia corridor as morning rainfall pushed through the region between 5 AM and 10 AM, with FutureCast imagery showing concentrated precipitation across Columbia, Lexington, Saluda, Newberry, Edgefield, Aiken, and Augusta through the early morning hours before activity tapered to isolated afternoon showers.
The Wednesday rain event was expected to remain primarily a morning occurrence, with the heaviest and most widespread precipitation concentrated in the 5 AM to 10 AM window before conditions gradually improved through the afternoon hours across the affected communities.
Morning Rain Heaviest Between 5 AM and 10 AM
FutureCast radar imagery captured at 6 AM, 8 AM, and 10 AM Wednesday showed the progression of the rain event across the region. Intense precipitation cores were visible across Saluda, Newberry, Columbia, Lexington, Edgefield, Aiken, and Augusta during the early morning frames, with rainfall gradually diminishing and becoming more isolated as the morning progressed toward the midday hours.
The pattern reflected a classic morning rain event with the bulk of precipitation falling during the early hours before daytime heating and atmospheric drying worked to reduce shower coverage across the region through the afternoon.
Isolated Showers Continue Into Afternoon
While the most significant rainfall was concentrated in the morning hours, isolated showers were expected to linger into the afternoon across portions of the region. Communities including Orangeburg, Saint Matthews, Bamberg, Barnwell, Williston, and Winnsboro fell within the broader area of shower coverage as the rain event gradually wound down through the midday and early afternoon period…