Flash floods close roads in Denmark, Bamberg County after heavy rain
High water shut Sawdust Avenue and Barnwell Highway at Bull Frog Road as a flash flood warning covered Denmark, Bamberg County and nearby towns.
High water closed Sawdust Avenue and Barnwell Highway at Bull Frog Road in Denmark as flash flooding moved through Bamberg County, cutting off one of the area's key local travel routes. The closure came as Bamberg County 911 dispatch logged flood-related road problems around 8:20 p.m.
The National Weather Service in Columbia had already placed Bamberg County, southeastern Barnwell County and west central Orangeburg County under a flash flood warning until 9:15 p.m. At 6:17 p.m., radar showed thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area, with between 1 and 3 inches already on the ground and another 1 to 3 inches still possible. The National Weather Service later replaced the warning with a flood advisory for Bamberg, Barnwell and Orangeburg counties, saying minor flooding was expected to gradually recede over the next hour.
Bamberg County 911 serves as the county's primary public safety answering point and dispatches police, fire and medical responders around the clock. The county lists Aisha Bryant as dispatch supervisor and the non-emergency number as (803) 245-3000.
During inclement weather, roads in the South Carolina highway system can become compromised or impassable, and closure maps mark all-lane blockages in red. For drivers in Denmark and the surrounding Bamberg County communities, the closed stretch at Sawdust Avenue and Barnwell Highway at Bull Frog Road remains off limits until water recedes and the roadway is checked.
A flood-tracking site lists flash flooding from heavy rainfall as Bamberg County's most frequent type of flood over the last 30 years, with 11 documented events. The list includes flash flooding on July 14, 2024, and again on Sept. 26, 2024, during Tropical Storm Helene.
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