The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for 18 central South Carolina counties including Lancaster until 8 p.m. Monday, July 1.
A flood watch means there is a potential for flooding, based on current forecasts.
According to the weather service, numerous showers and thunderstorms in the upcoming hours will produce periods of heavy rain.
At 2 p.m. Monday, a band of strong thundersstorms extended from Tennesee through Atlanta and Montgomery, Ala., and southward into the Gulf of Mexico.