Heavy rains over Richland County cause the Dawsons Pond Dam to fail and flood roadways in the area of Blythewood.
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Heavy rains over Richland County cause the Dawsons Pond Dam to fail and flood roadways in the area of Blythewood.
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1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Received a social media report of a small pond dam failure causing flooding of roads southwest of Blythewood. Blythewood fire department confirmed that Hwy 21 along with several other roads were closed due to the failure.
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