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River Flood Warning 3, NWS Columbia, SC

August 28, 2008Fairfield County, Kershaw County, Lancaster County, South Carolina

NWS Columbia, SC issued this river flood warning at Aug 28, 2008, 3:00 PM EDT for Fairfield County, Kershaw County, Lancaster County, South Carolina. It took effect at Aug 28, 2008, 7:04 PM EDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 28, 2008, 3:00 PM EDT (19:00 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 28, 2008, 7:04 PM EDT
Expired
Sep 2, 2008, 4:40 AM EDT
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Columbia, SC
Flood severity
Moderate

Counties Fairfield County, SC, Kershaw County, SC, Lancaster County, SC

The river

Written for the forecast point Lake Wateree (WATS1).

Action stage
99 ft
Minor stage
100 ft
Moderate stage
102 ft
Major stage
105 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 28, 6:01 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningCAECalhoun, Lexington, Richland8 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in South Carolina, 2008Every river flood warning in 2008

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.