River Flood Warning 13, NWS Columbia, SC

Issued

Apr 11, 2009, 4:16 AM EDT (08:16 UTC)

Expired

Apr 11, 2009, 7:56 PM EDT

In force

16 hr

Issued by

NWS Columbia, SC

Counties Edgefield County, SC, McCormick County, SC

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:18 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.

Written for the forecast point Stevens Creek near Modoc (MODS1). The gauge peaked at 19.36 ft at Apr 11, 2009, 2:00 PM EDT.

Action stage

17 ft

Minor stage

19 ft

Moderate stage

29 ft

Major stage

35 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02196000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

000 
WGUS42 KCAE 110816
FLWCAE
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
416 AM EDT SAT APR 11 2009

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD 
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA... 

  STEVENS CREEK AT MODOC AFFECTING EDGEFIELD AND MCCORMICK COUNTIES 
  
.heavy rain upstream has resulted in rapid rises on the stevens
creek at modoc. a crest near flood stage is forecast this morning.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE 
WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE. NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN TO 
PLAY IN OR NEAR FLOOD WATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR 
LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND UPDATED FORECASTS.
 
DETAILED RIVER FORECASTS AND MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE 
INTERNET AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAE. RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND UNDER
THE LEFT MENU BAR UNDER CURRENT CONDITIONS RIVERS AND LAKES AHPS.

&&

SCC037-065-120816-
/O.NEW.KCAE.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/MODS1.N.UU.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
416 AM EDT SAT APR 11 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE STEVENS CREEK AT MODOC
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  3 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.3 FEET. 
* FORECAST...CREST NEAR 19 FEET THIS MORNING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.


$$

000 
WGUS82 KCAE 111725
FLSCAE
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
125 PM EDT SAT APR 11 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTH 
CAROLINA...
 
  STEVENS CREEK AT MODOC AFFECTING EDGEFIELD AND MCCORMICK COUNTIES 
  
.RUNOFF FROM HEAVY SHOWERS LAST EVENING PRODUCED SIGNIFICANT RISES
ON THE STEVENS CREEK THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE 
WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE. NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN TO 
PLAY IN OR NEAR FLOOD WATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR 
LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND UPDATED FORECASTS.
 
DETAILED RIVER FORECASTS AND MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE 
INTERNET AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAE. RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND UNDER
THE LEFT MENU BAR UNDER CURRENT CONDITIONS RIVERS AND LAKES AHPS.

&&

SCC037-065-121725-
/O.EXT.KCAE.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090412T2011Z/
/MODS1.1.ER.090411T1618Z.090411T1900Z.090411T2011Z.NO/
125 PM EDT SAT APR 11 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR
  THE STEVENS CREEK AT MODOC.
* UNTIL THIS EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 11 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.8 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST AROUND 19.5 FEET BEFORE FALLING
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
* AT 19.0 FEET...FARMLAND ALONG STEVENS CREEK ABOVE THE US HIGHWAY 23 
  BRIDGE NEAR MODOC BECOMES FLOODED.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 19.7 FEET
  ON APR 3 1951.

$$
MOORE

000 
WGUS82 KCAE 112356
FLSCAE
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
756 PM EDT SAT APR 11 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTH 
CAROLINA...
 
  STEVENS CREEK AT MODOC AFFECTING EDGEFIELD AND MCCORMICK COUNTIES 
  
THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT FOR THIS HIGH WATER EVENT.

SCC037-065-120026-
/O.CAN.KCAE.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090412T2011Z/
/MODS1.1.ER.090411T1618Z.090411T1815Z.090411T2013Z.NO/
756 PM EDT SAT APR 11 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE STEVENS CREEK AT MODOC.
* AT  7 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.1 FEET.
* THE RIVER HAS FALLEN BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 9.4 FEET BY TOMORROW 
  MORNING.

$$

River Flood Warnings in South Carolina, 2009Every river flood warning in 2009

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.