Florence will likely bring heavy rain. Here are Columbia’s most flood-prone roads | The State

As Hurricane Florence reaches Category 4 strength, the Midlands is bracing for both high winds and flooding.

Florence is expected to dump 1 to 1.5 inches of rain on inland parts of South Carolina, according to the National Weather Service. In response, the City of Columbia has published a list of streets that typically flood after heavy rains.

Driving through standing water can be dangerous, experts warn. It takes only a foot of moving water to carry away the average car, according to an article from Progressive. During the historic 2015 flooding, a man died because he tried to drive his car through standing water.

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• Main and Whaley
  
  
• Gervais and Laurens
  
  
• Blossom and Henderson
  
  
• Blossom and Saluda
  
  
• Harden and Santee
  
  
• Monroe and Maple
  
  
• Two Notch and Read
  
  
• Wheat and Amherst
  
  
• Adger and Devine
  
  
• Wheat and Sumter
  
  
• Wheat and Pickens
  
  
• Heyward and Ravenel
  
  
• Pickens between Wheat and Green
  
  
• Barnwell and Pendleton
  
  
• Harden and Read
  
  
• Harden and Calhoun
  
  
• Franklin and Marion
  
  
• Franklin and Sumter
  
  
• Columbia College and N. Main
  
  
• Bull and Laurel