Alert archive / South Carolina / River Flood Warnings in 2010
River Flood Warning 4, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this river flood warning at Jan 25, 2010, 2:27 AM EST for Edgefield County, McCormick County, South Carolina. It took effect at Jan 25, 2010, 6:23 AM EST. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2010, 2:27 AM EST (07:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 25, 2010, 6:23 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 26, 2010, 12:39 AM EST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Edgefield County, SC, McCormick County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 Stevens Creek near Modoc (MODS1).
- 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.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
982 WGUS42 KCAE 250727 FLWCAE BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 227 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A RIVER FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA... STEVENS CREEK NEAR MODOC AFFECTING EDGEFIELD AND MCCORMICK COUNTIES .HEAVY RAIN WILL BRING RAPIDLY RISING STAGES ALONG STEVENS CREEK NEAR MODOC. 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... LOCAL MEDIA OR THE INTERNET FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND UPDATED FORECASTS. && SCC037-065-260727- /O.NEW.KCAE.FL.W.0004.100125T1123Z-100127T0231Z/ /MODS1.1.ER.100125T1123Z.100125T1800Z.100126T0231Z.NO/ 227 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A * RIVER FLOOD WARNING FOR THE STEVENS CREEK NEAR MODOC * FROM THIS MORNING TO TUESDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 2 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.5 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 19 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS MORNING AND CREST AROUND 25.3 FEET EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 26 FEET...LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS NEAR MARTIN TOWN ROAD BECOME FLOODED. RESIDENTS ALONG STEVENS CREEK IN THE RIVERHILLS SUBDIVISION SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM FLOODING WATERS. $$
1 follow-up statement
746 WGUS82 KCAE 260539 FLSCAE FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1239 AM EST TUE JAN 26 2010 ...THE RIVER FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVER IN SOUTH CAROLINA... STEVENS CREEK NEAR MODOC AFFECTING EDGEFIELD AND MCCORMICK COUNTIES THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT FOR THIS HIGH WATER EVENT. SCC037-065-260609- /O.CAN.KCAE.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100127T0231Z/ /MODS1.1.ER.100125T1247Z.100125T2145Z.100126T0421Z.NO/ 1239 AM EST TUE JAN 26 2010 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE STEVENS CREEK NEAR MODOC. * AT 12 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 19 FEET. * THE STAGE ON STEVENS CREEK NEAR MODOC HAS FALLEN BELOW FLOOD STAGE. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE FALLING TODAY. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Columbia, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jan 25, 12:18 AM EST, 2 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 12:18 AM EST, 2 hours 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1218 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010
.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA OVERNIGHT.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN TO THE AREA ON MONDAY AND CONTINUE INTO
MID-WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/...
LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES WITH A STRONG COLD
FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA OVERNIGHT. CAE VAD WIND
PROFILE SHOWING LOW LEVEL WINDS NEAR 50 KNOTS AROUND 3000-4000 FT.
INSTABILITY APPEARS WEAK BUT WITH THE STRONG LOW LEVEL SHEAR AND
FRONTAL DYNAMICS...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TO
REACH SEVERE LIMITS. ANOTHER CONCERN WILL BE POTENTIAL FOR
FLOODING...WITH THE LOW-LEVEL JET PUMPING MOISTURE NORTHWARD FROM
THE GULF AND SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING MOISTURE THROUGH THE DAY
THERE WILL BE SOME POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL...ESPECIALLY IN
THUNDERSTORMS. WITH ANOTHER INCH OF RAINFALL POSSIBLE...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...WILL EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF FLOODING
ISSUES. MAIN SHORT TERM HYDROLOGY CONCERN WILL BE AREAS
SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING AS HIGH WATER LEVELS WILL SLOW
RUNOFF INTO RIVERS. FINAL CONCERN WILL BE AREA LAKES WHERE WINDS
WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN GUSTY OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FROM
1PM TODAY THROUGH LATE TUESDAY EVENING.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE OFFSHORE EARLY MONDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE
SLOWLY BUILDING INTO THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY. SKIES SHOULD
BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER TROUGH
BEGINS TO SWING OFFSHORE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE INTO
TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL THROUGH THE SHORT TERM
WITH SKIES BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR BY TUESDAY. WINDS OVER AREA LAKES
WILL CONTINUE STRONG AND GUSTY DUE TO THE COOLER AIR WITH THE LAKE
WIND ADVISORY CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
VERY FEW CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST. LONG RANGE ENSEMBLES
REMAIN UNCERTAIN SO LEANED TOWARDS ECWMF SOLUTION. PREVIOUS
DISCUSSION: UPPER LEVEL PATTERN WILL REMAIN HIGHLY AMPLIFIED
THROUGH THE LONG TERM WITH LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS MOVING THROUGH THE
REGION EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION
WEDNESDAY WILL SLIDE EASTWARD WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY WITH
THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING IN THURSDAY NIGHT. MODELS
DIFFER WITH THIS SYSTEM IN TIMING...HAVE TRENDED TOWARD THE ECMWF
AS THE GFS HAS SOME DIFFICULTY TRANSITIONING THE SYSTEM WHEN IT
REACHES THE COAST. SATURDAY AFTERNOON THE LOW AND ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE WITH HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING IN.
&&
.AVIATION /05Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WITH VERY STRONG LOW LEVEL
SHEAR EXPECTED EARLY FROM 06Z-08Z BUT GONE FROM AGS-DNL START OF
PERIOD. LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR EAST TAF SITES CAE...CUB AND OGB UNTIL
08Z WITH 2 KFT WINDS 18050 KT. IFR-MVFR CONDITIONS AHEAD OF COLD
FRONT IMPROVE TO VFR BY 12Z MONDAY MORNING. MAINLY CLEAR SKIES
MONDAY BUT WEST-SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS 15 KT GUSTING TO 25 KT.
TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS COULD BE BUMPY.
EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...NO IMPACTS TO AVIATION EXPECTED TUESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION BY LATE IN
THE WEEK.
&&
.CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY FOR SCZ015-016-018-
020>022-025>031-035>038-041.
GA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY FOR GAZ040-063>065-
077.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 25, 1:09 AM EST, 1 hour 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 109 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010 SCZ015-016-022-029-035-036-038-041-260615- LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CLARENDON- BAMBERG- 109 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... ...TORNADO WATCH 12 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. TORNADO WATCH. LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN POOR-DRAINAGE AREAS TONIGHT. RIVER FLOOD WARNING MAY BE NEEDED FOR SOME RIVER FORECAST POINTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. RIVER FLOOD WARNING MAY BE NEEDED FOR SOME RIVER FORECAST POINTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ018-020-021-025>027-030-260615- LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY- FAIRFIELD-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON-AIKEN- 109 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN POOR-DRAINAGE AREAS TONIGHT. RIVER FLOOD WARNING MAY BE NEEDED FOR SOME RIVER FORECAST POINTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. RIVER FLOOD WARNING MAY BE NEEDED FOR SOME RIVER FORECAST POINTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SCZ028-031-037-260615- RICHLAND-SUMTER-CALHOUN- 109 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... ...TORNADO WATCH 12 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. TORNADO WATCH. LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN POOR-DRAINAGE AREAS TONIGHT. RIVER FLOOD WARNING MAY BE NEEDED FOR SOME RIVER FORECAST POINTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. RIVER FLOOD WARNING MAY BE NEEDED FOR SOME RIVER FORECAST POINTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 25, 12:16 AM EST, 2 hours 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1216 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1151 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 WNW AIKEN 33.56N 81.81W
01/24/2010 AIKEN SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
SHERIFF DISPATCH REPORTED FLOODING IN THE TOWN OF
GRANITEVILLE NEAR CANAL STREET.
&&
VAUGHANLocal storm report, Jan 25, 12:25 AM EST, 2 hours 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1225 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1119 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 W AIKEN 33.55N 81.81W
01/24/2010 AIKEN SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
SHERIFF DISPATCH REPORTED LARGE LIMBS DOWN ON A POWER
LINE ON CHALK BED ROAD NEAR GRANITEVILLE.
&&
VAUGHANLocal storm report, Jan 25, 12:43 AM EST, 1 hour 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1243 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1223 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 W KLINE 33.13N 81.42W
01/25/2010 BARNWELL SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
SHERIFF DISPATCH REPORTED TREES DOWN NEAR BOILINGS
SPRINGS ROAD AND HWY 3.
1228 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 S BARNWELL 33.17N 81.35W
01/25/2010 BARNWELL SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
SHERIFF DISPATCH REPORTED TREES DOWN NEAR MT. OLIVE
CIRCLE.
&&
LCVLocal storm report, Jan 25, 12:59 AM EST, 1 hour 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1259 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1210 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 WNW LEXINGTON 34.01N 81.31W
01/25/2010 LEXINGTON SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
SHERIFF DISPATCH REPORTED POWER LINES DOWN NEAR BEECHWOOD
AND OLD CHEROKEE ROAD.
&&
LCVLocal storm report, Jan 25, 1:14 AM EST, 1 hour 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
114 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1237 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 WNW COLUMBIA 34.06N 80.96W
01/25/2010 RICHLAND SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
SHERIFF DISPATCH REPORTED LARGE LIMBS DOWN NEAR MIDDLE
AND FAUST STREETS.
1240 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 SSE FOREST ACRES 33.98N 80.96W
01/25/2010 RICHLAND SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
SHERIFF DISPATCH REPORTED LARGE LIMBS DOWN NEAR BRANDON
AVENUE.
&&
LCVLocal storm report, Jan 25, 1:42 AM EST, 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
142 AM EST MON JAN 25 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1220 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 S WINNSBORO 34.32N 81.08W
01/25/2010 FAIRFIELD SC LAW ENFORCEMENT
SHERIFF DISPATCH REPORTED TREES DOWN ALONG HWY 321S AND
OLD RIVER RD.
&&
LCVThe office that day
Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 9:52 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Edgefield, McCormick | 2 hr |
| Jan 24, 10:11 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Edgefield, McCormick | 49 min |
| Jan 24, 10:26 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | CAE | McCormick | 84 min |
| Jan 24, 10:53 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken | 37 min |
| Jan 24, 11:05 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Edgefield, Saluda | 40 min |
| Jan 24, 11:11 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | CAE | Aiken | 59 min |
| Jan 24, 11:30 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Barnwell | 45 min |
| Jan 24, 11:34 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Edgefield, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lexington and 3 more | 100 min |
| Jan 24, 11:47 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Lexington, Newberry, Richland, Saluda | 43 min |
| Jan 25, 12:19 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw and 3 more | 71 min |
| Jan 25, 12:23 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | CAE | Lancaster | 69 min |
| Jan 25, 1:26 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Bamberg, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee and 2 more | 64 min |
| Jan 25, 1:58 AM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Calhoun, Chesterfield, Lee, Richland, Sumter | 62 min |
| Jan 25, 3:03 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CAE | Newberry, Union | 63 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:12 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CAE | Fairfield, Newberry | 3 days |
| Jan 25, 11:57 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CAE | Chesterfield, Marlboro | 4 days |
| Jan 25, 11:57 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CAE | Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster | 8 days |
| Jan 25, 11:57 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CAE | Kershaw | 4 days |
| Jan 25, 11:57 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CAE | Lexington, Richland | 62 hr |
| Jan 25, 11:57 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Richland | 5 days |
| Jan 25, 11:57 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Lexington, Richland | 7 days |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in South Carolina, 2010Every river flood warning in 2010
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.