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River Flood Warning 5, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this river flood warning at Jan 20, 2010, 10:16 AM EST for Screven County, Georgia; Allendale County, South Carolina. It took effect at Jan 21, 2010, 8:30 AM EST. It was in force for 40 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 20, 2010, 10:16 AM EST (15:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 21, 2010, 8:30 AM EST
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2010, 1:50 PM EST
- In force
- 40 days
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Screven County, GA, Allendale County, SC
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:18 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 Savannah River at Burton's Ferry (BFYG1). The gauge peaked at 17.38 ft at Feb 17, 2010, 1:00 AM EST.
- Action stage
- 14 ft
- Minor stage
- 15 ft
- Moderate stage
- 20 ft
- Major stage
- 25 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02197500, 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 Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 3:52 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 39 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in Georgia, 2010River 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.