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River Flood Warning 13, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this river flood warning at Dec 15, 2008, 5:30 AM EST for Tattnall County, Toombs County, Georgia. It took effect at Dec 15, 2008, 9:00 AM EST. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 15, 2008, 5:30 AM EST (10:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 15, 2008, 9:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 19, 2008, 1:00 PM EST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Tattnall County, GA, Toombs County, GA
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Ohoopee River near Reidsville (REDG1). The gauge peaked at 11.79 ft at Dec 16, 2008, 1:00 PM EST.
- Action stage
- 10 ft
- Minor stage
- 11 ft
- Moderate stage
- 16 ft
- Major stage
- 20 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02225500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS42 KCHS 151030 FLWCHS BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 530 AM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OHOOPEE RIVER NEAR REIDSVILLE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. GAC267-279-161030- /O.NEW.KCHS.FL.W.0013.081215T1210Z-081216T1658Z/ /REDG1.1.ER.081215T1210Z.081215T1800Z.081216T0458Z.NO/ 530 AM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE OHOOPEE RIVER NEAR REIDSVILLE. * UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING. * AT 5 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.8 FEET...AND RISING. * NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING BUT MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE RISING TO 11.3 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER MAY FALL BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * AT 11.0 FEET...MINOR OVER-BANK FLOODING OF THE LOWEST AREAS NEAR THE RIVER OCCURS. $$
7 follow-up statements
000 WGUS82 KCHS 151136 FLSCHS FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 636 AM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OHOOPEE RIVER NEAR REIDSVILLE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. GAC267-279-161136- /O.EXT.KCHS.FL.W.0013.081215T1400Z-081217T0900Z/ /REDG1.1.ER.081215T1400Z.081216T0000Z.081216T2100Z.NO/ 636 AM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OHOOPEE RIVER NEAR REIDSVILLE. * UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * AT 6 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.8 FEET...AND RISING. * NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATE MONDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE RISING TO 11.4 FEET MONDAY EVENING. FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 11.0 FEET...MINOR OVER-BANK FLOODING OF THE LOWEST AREAS NEAR THE RIVER OCCURS. $$
000 WGUS82 KCHS 151608 FLSCHS FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1108 AM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OHOOPEE RIVER NEAR REIDSVILLE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. GAC267-279-161608- /O.EXT.KCHS.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081217T0600Z/ /REDG1.1.ER.081215T1300Z.081216T0000Z.081216T1800Z.NO/ 1108 AM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OHOOPEE RIVER NEAR REIDSVILLE. * UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * AT 10 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.1 FEET...AND FALLING. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE TO 11.4 FEET EVENING MONDAY. FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 11.0 FEET...MINOR OVER-BANK FLOODING OF THE LOWEST AREAS NEAR THE RIVER OCCURS. $$
000 WGUS82 KCHS 160203 FLSCHS FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 903 PM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OHOOPEE RIVER NEAR REIDSVILLE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. GAC267-279-170203- /O.EXT.KCHS.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081217T1800Z/ /REDG1.1.ER.081215T1300Z.081216T0600Z.081217T0600Z.NO/ 903 PM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OHOOPEE RIVER NEAR REIDSVILLE. * UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 8 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.6 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11 FEET. * FORECAST...REMAIN AT AROUND 11.6 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN TO FALL SLOWLY TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * AT 11.0 FEET...MINOR OVER-BANK FLOODING OF THE LOWEST AREAS NEAR THE RIVER OCCURS. $$
000 WGUS82 KCHS 161559 FLSCHS FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1059 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OHOOPEE RIVER NEAR REIDSVILLE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. GAC267-170959- /O.EXT.KCHS.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081219T1200Z/ /REDG1.1.ER.081215T1300Z.081216T1800Z.081219T0600Z.NO/ 1059 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OHOOPEE RIVER NEAR REIDSVILLE * UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10:00 TUESDAY...THE STAGE WAS 11.8 FEET AND STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO REMAIN STEADY TODAY...THEN BEGIN A SLOW FALL ON WEDNESDAY. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 11.0 FEET...MINOR OVER-BANK FLOODING OF THE LOWEST AREAS NEAR THE RIVER BEGINS. $$ 47
000 WGUS82 KCHS 170219 FLSCHS FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 919 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN GEORGIA... OHOOPEE RIVER NEAR REIDSVILLE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. GAC267-172019- /O.EXT.KCHS.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081220T0000Z/ /REDG1.1.ER.081215T1300Z.081216T2030Z.081219T1800Z.NO/ 919 PM EST TUE DEC 16 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OHOOPEE RIVER NEAR REIDSVILLE * UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.8 FEET AND STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET * THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO REMAIN STEADY TONIGHT...THEN BEGIN A SLOW FALL ON THURSDAY. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 1 PM FRIDAY. * AT 11.0 FEET...MINOR OVER-BANK FLOODING OF THE LOWEST AREAS NEAR THE RIVER BEGINS. $$ GF
000 WGUS82 KCHS 171617 FLSCHS FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1117 AM EST WED DEC 17 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OGEECHEE RIVER NEAR MIDVILLE OHOOPEE RIVER NEAR REIDSVILLE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. GAC033-107-165-181017- /O.EXT.KCHS.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081219T1800Z/ /MDVG1.1.ER.081216T0907Z.081217T0930Z.081219T1200Z.NO/ 1117 AM EST WED DEC 17 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OGEECHEE RIVER NEAR MIDVILLE * UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10:00 AM WEDNESDAY...THE STAGE WAS 6.7 FEET AND STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY RECEDE THURSDAY...FALLING BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 8 AM FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 6.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO FLOOD THE RIVER ACCESS ROAD. $$ GAC267-181017- /O.EXT.KCHS.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081220T1200Z/ /REDG1.1.ER.081215T1300Z.081216T2030Z.081220T0600Z.NO/ 1117 AM EST WED DEC 17 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OHOOPEE RIVER NEAR REIDSVILLE * UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10:00 AM WEDNESDAY...THE STAGE WAS 11.7 FEET AND STEADY. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET. * THE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY RECEDE EARLY THURSDAY...FALLING BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 2 AM SATURDAY MORNING. * AT 11.0 FEET...MINOR OVER-BANK FLOODING OF THE LOWEST AREAS NEAR THE RIVER BEGINS. $$ 47
000 WGUS82 KCHS 180314 FLSCHS FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 1014 PM EST WED DEC 17 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA... OHOOPEE RIVER NEAR REIDSVILLE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. GAC267-182114- /O.EXT.KCHS.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081219T1800Z/ /REDG1.1.ER.081215T1300Z.081216T2030Z.081219T1200Z.NO/ 1014 PM EST WED DEC 17 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OHOOPEE RIVER NEAR REIDSVILLE * UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 9 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.5 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET * AT 11.0 FEET...MINOR OVER-BANK FLOODING OF THE LOWEST AREAS NEAR THE RIVER BEGINS. $$
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.