Alert archive / South Carolina / River Flood Warnings in 2008
River Flood Warning 7, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this river flood warning at Aug 29, 2008, 10:50 AM EDT for Florence County, Marion County, South Carolina. It took effect at Aug 30, 2008, 5:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2008, 10:50 AM EDT (14:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 30, 2008, 5:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 31, 2008, 10:57 AM EDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Florence County, SC, Marion County, SC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:54 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 Pee Dee River at Pee Dee (PDES1). The gauge peaked at 18.70 ft at Aug 31, 2008, 5:00 AM EDT.
- Action stage
- 18 ft
- Minor stage
- 19 ft
- Moderate stage
- 23 ft
- Major stage
- 28 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02131000, 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 Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 6:04 AM EDT | River Flood Watch | ILM | Florence, Marion | 5 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.