Alert archive / South Carolina / River Flood Warnings in 2013
River Flood Warning 30, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this river flood warning at Jul 10, 2013, 6:37 PM EDT for Greenwood County, Newberry County, Saluda County, South Carolina. It was in force for 44 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 10, 2013, 6:37 PM EDT (22:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 12, 2013, 2:28 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Greenwood County, SC, Newberry County, SC, Saluda County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The river
Written for the forecast point Saluda River at Chappells (CHAS1). The gauge peaked at 16.02 ft at Jul 11, 2013, 10:00 AM EDT.
- Action stage
- 13 ft
- Minor stage
- 14 ft
- Moderate stage
- 20 ft
- Major stage
- 26 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02167000, 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.
456 WGUS42 KCAE 102237 FLWCAE BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 637 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA... SALUDA RIVER AT CHAPPELLS AFFECTING GREENWOOD...NEWBERRY AND SALUDA COUNTIES .RECENT HEAVY RAIN PLUS SIGNIFICANT RELEASES FROM UPSTREAM RESERVOIRS HAS RESULTED IN HIGH WATER LEVELS. 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. && SCC047-071-081-112237- /O.NEW.KCAE.FL.W.0030.130710T2237Z-130712T1828Z/ /CHAS1.1.ER.130710T2145Z.130711T0600Z.130711T1828Z.NO/ 637 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SALUDA RIVER AT CHAPPELLS * UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 6 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.2 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REACH NEAR 14.6 FEET OVERNIGHT BEFORE FALLING BELOW FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY EVENING. * AT 14.0 FEET...LOWLANDS AROUND AND DOWNSTREAM FROM CHAPPELLS BECOME FLOODED. CATTLE GRAZING RIVER BOTTOMLAND SHOULD BE MOVED TO HIGHER GROUND. && LAT...LON 3417 8190 3420 8168 3412 8169 3414 8187 $$
4 follow-up statements
178
WGUS82 KCAE 110111
FLSCAE
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
911 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTH
CAROLINA...
CONGAREE RIVER AT CAROLINA EASTMAN AFFECTING CALHOUN...LEXINGTON AND
RICHLAND COUNTIES
SALUDA RIVER AT CHAPPELLS AFFECTING GREENWOOD...NEWBERRY AND SALUDA
COUNTIES
WATEREE RIVER AT LAKE WATEREE AFFECTING FAIRFIELD...KERSHAW AND
LANCASTER COUNTIES
CONGAREE RIVER AT GADSDEN IN THE CONGAREE NATIONAL PARK AFFECTING
CALHOUN...RICHLAND AND SUMTER COUNTIES
.RECENT HEAVY RAIN PLUS SIGNIFICANT RELEASES FROM UPSTREAM RESERVOIRS
HAS RESULTED IN HIGH WATER LEVELS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE
WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE. NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN TO
PLAY IN OR NEAR FLOOD WATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...
LOCAL MEDIA OR THE INTERNET FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND UPDATED
FORECASTS.
&&
SCC017-063-079-120111-
/O.EXT.KCAE.FL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-130716T0234Z/
/CEAS1.2.ER.130705T2248Z.130709T0259Z.130715T0234Z.NO/
911 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED FOR
THE CONGAREE RIVER AT CAROLINA EASTMAN.
* UNTIL MONDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 9 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 114.2 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 115.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW LATE
MORNING AND CREST AROUND 117.3 FEET EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY NIGHT.
* AT 115.0 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS IN LOW LYING AREAS OF THE CAROLINA
EASTMAN FACILITY AND AT THE CONGAREE NATIONAL PARK.
&&
LAT...LON 3396 8100 3387 8092 3379 8097 3394 8106
$$
SCC017-079-085-120111-
/O.CON.KCAE.FL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/GADS1.1.ER.130706T0235Z.130709T0830Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
911 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CONGAREE RIVER AT GADSDEN IN THE CONGAREE NATIONAL PARK.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.4 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 16.1 FEET
BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW.
* AT 17.0 FEET...THE ACCESS ROAD TO THE SANDY RUN SUBDIVISION BECOMES
FLOODED.
&&
LAT...LON 3384 8090 3380 8083 3377 8085 3380 8091
$$
SCC047-071-081-120111-
/O.EXT.KCAE.FL.W.0030.000000T0000Z-130712T0728Z/
/CHAS1.1.ER.130710T2145Z.130711T0600Z.130711T0728Z.NO/
911 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED FOR
THE SALUDA RIVER AT CHAPPELLS.
* UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 14.8 FEET BY
AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
EARLY TOMORROW MORNING.
* AT 14.0 FEET...LOWLANDS AROUND AND DOWNSTREAM FROM CHAPPELLS BECOME
FLOODED. CATTLE GRAZING RIVER BOTTOMLAND SHOULD BE MOVED TO HIGHER
GROUND.
&&
LAT...LON 3417 8190 3420 8168 3412 8169 3414 8187
$$
SCC039-055-057-120111-
/O.EXT.KCAE.FL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-130714T1800Z/
/WATS1.2.ER.130708T0100Z.130709T0100Z.130713T1800Z.NR/
911 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED FOR
THE WATEREE RIVER AT LAKE WATEREE.
* UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 101.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 100.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL...GOING BELOW FLOOD
STAGE BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 100.4 FEET...MARINA ON LAKE WATEREE FLOODS. PIERS ON SINGLETON
CREEK BECOME SUBMERGED.
&&
LAT...LON 3450 8085 3432 8063 3428 8075 3447 8098
$$412
WGUS82 KCAE 110859
FLSCAE
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
459 AM EDT THU JUL 11 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTH
CAROLINA...
SALUDA RIVER AT CHAPPELLS AFFECTING GREENWOOD...NEWBERRY AND SALUDA
COUNTIES
CONGAREE RIVER AT CAROLINA EASTMAN AFFECTING CALHOUN...LEXINGTON
AND RICHLAND COUNTIES
CONGAREE RIVER AT GADSDEN IN THE CONGAREE NATIONAL PARK AFFECTING
CALHOUN...RICHLAND AND SUMTER COUNTIES
LAKE WATEREE AFFECTING FAIRFIELD...KERSHAW AND LANCASTER COUNTIES
.RECENT HEAVY RAIN PLUS SIGNIFICANT RELEASES FROM UPSTREAM RESERVOIRS
HAS RESULTED IN HIGH WATER LEVELS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE
WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE. NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN TO
PLAY IN OR NEAR FLOOD WATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...
LOCAL MEDIA OR THE INTERNET FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND UPDATED
FORECASTS.
&&
SCC017-063-079-120859-
/O.CON.KCAE.FL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-130716T0234Z/
/CEAS1.2.ER.130705T2248Z.130709T0259Z.130715T0234Z.NO/
459 AM EDT THU JUL 11 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CONGAREE RIVER AT CAROLINA EASTMAN.
* AT 4 AM THIS MORNING THE STAGE WAS 114.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 115 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST AROUND 117.3 FEET SATURDAY.
* AT 115 FEET...FLOODING OCCURS IN LOW LYING AREAS OF THE CAROLINA
EASTMAN FACILITY.
&&
LAT...LON 3396 8100 3387 8092 3379 8097 3394 8106
$$
SCC017-079-085-120859-
/O.CON.KCAE.FL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/GADS1.1.ER.130706T0235Z.130709T0830Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
459 AM EDT THU JUL 11 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE CONGAREE RIVER AT GADSDEN IN THE CONGAREE NATIONAL PARK.
* AT 4 AM THIS MORNING THE STAGE WAS 15.8 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE STAGE WILL REMAIN AROUND 16 FEET THROUGH FRIDAY.
* AT 17 FEET...THE ACCESS ROAD TO THE SANDY RUN SUBDIVISION BECOMES
FLOODED.
&&
LAT...LON 3384 8090 3380 8083 3377 8085 3380 8091
$$
SCC047-071-081-120859-
/O.EXT.KCAE.FL.W.0030.000000T0000Z-130713T0600Z/
/CHAS1.1.ER.130710T2145Z.130711T0815Z.130712T0600Z.NO/
459 AM EDT THU JUL 11 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED FOR
THE SALUDA RIVER AT CHAPPELLS.
* AT 4 AM THIS MORNING THE STAGE WAS 15.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE STAGE WILL BE 15 TO 16 FEET TODAY.
* AT 16 FEET...EXTENSIVE FARMLAND AND RIVER BOTTOMLAND AROUND AND
DOWNSTREAM FROM CHAPPELLS BECOME FLOODED.
&&
LAT...LON 3417 8190 3420 8168 3412 8169 3414 8187
$$
SCC039-055-057-120859-
/O.CON.KCAE.FL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-130714T1800Z/
/WATS1.2.ER.130708T0100Z.130709T0100Z.130713T1800Z.NR/
459 AM EDT THU JUL 11 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
LAKE WATEREE.
* AT 3 AM THIS MORNING THE STAGE WAS 100.9 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 100 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE LEVEL WILL REMAIN AROUND 101 FEET THROUGH TODAY.
* AT 100.4 FEET...PIERS ON SINGLETON CREEK BECOME SUBMERGED.
&&
LAT...LON 3450 8085 3432 8063 3428 8075 3447 8098
$$633
WGUS82 KCAE 111508
FLSCAE
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1108 AM EDT THU JUL 11 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTH
CAROLINA...
CONGAREE RIVER AT CAROLINA EASTMAN AFFECTING CALHOUN...LEXINGTON AND
RICHLAND COUNTIES
CONGAREE RIVER AT GADSDEN IN THE CONGAREE NATIONAL PARK AFFECTING
CALHOUN...RICHLAND AND SUMTER COUNTIES
SALUDA RIVER AT CHAPPELLS AFFECTING GREENWOOD...NEWBERRY AND SALUDA
COUNTIES
WATEREE RIVER AT LAKE WATEREE AFFECTING FAIRFIELD...KERSHAW AND
LANCASTER COUNTIES
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...
SOUTH CAROLINA..
BUTLER CREEK AT AUGUSTA AFFECTING RICHMOND AND AIKEN COUNTIES
.RECENT HEAVY RAIN PLUS SIGNIFICANT RELEASES FROM UPSTREAM RESERVOIRS
HAS RESULTED IN HIGH WATER LEVELS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE
WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE. NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN TO
PLAY IN OR NEAR FLOOD WATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...
LOCAL MEDIA OR THE INTERNET FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND UPDATED
FORECASTS.
&&
SCC017-063-079-121508-
/O.EXT.KCAE.FL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-130716T1424Z/
/CEAS1.2.ER.130705T2248Z.130709T0259Z.130715T1424Z.NO/
1108 AM EDT THU JUL 11 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED FOR
THE CONGAREE RIVER AT CAROLINA EASTMAN.
* UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 7 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 115.2 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 115.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 118.6 FEET BY
EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
LATE MONDAY MORNING.
* AT 119.0 FEET...EXTENSIVE FLOODING OCCURS IN THE CONGAREE NATIONAL
PARK. SOME AREA FARMLAND IS FLOODED. MINOR FLOODING OCCURS AT THE
CAROLINA EASTMAN FACILITY.
&&
LAT...LON 3396 8100 3387 8092 3379 8097 3394 8106
$$
SCC017-079-085-121508-
/O.EXT.KCAE.FL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-130717T1000Z/
/GADS1.1.ER.130706T0235Z.130709T0830Z.130716T1000Z.UU/
1108 AM EDT THU JUL 11 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED FOR
THE CONGAREE RIVER AT GADSDEN IN THE CONGAREE NATIONAL PARK.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.9 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 16.4 FEET BY
AFTER MIDNIGHT SATURDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD
STAGE BY TUESDAY MORNING.
* AT 17.0 FEET...THE ACCESS ROAD TO THE SANDY RUN SUBDIVISION BECOMES
FLOODED.
&&
LAT...LON 3384 8090 3380 8083 3377 8085 3380 8091
$$
SCC047-071-081-121508-
/O.EXT.KCAE.FL.W.0030.000000T0000Z-130713T1048Z/
/CHAS1.1.ER.130710T2145Z.130711T1800Z.130712T1048Z.NO/
1108 AM EDT THU JUL 11 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED FOR
THE SALUDA RIVER AT CHAPPELLS.
* UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 16.1 FEET BY
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
TOMORROW MORNING.
* AT 16.0 FEET...EXTENSIVE FARMLAND AND RIVER BOTTOMLAND AROUND AND
DOWNSTREAM FROM CHAPPELLS BECOME FLOODED.
&&
LAT...LON 3417 8190 3420 8168 3412 8169 3414 8187
$$
GAC245-SCC003-121508-
/O.CON.KCAE.FL.W.0031.130711T1800Z-130715T0000Z/
/AUGG1.1.ER.130711T1800Z.130712T0000Z.130714T0000Z.NO/
1108 AM EDT THU JUL 11 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE BUTLER CREEK AT AUGUSTA.
* UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 117.4 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 117.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON AND
CREST AROUND 117.6 FEET TOMORROW MORNING.
THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY EVENING.
* AT 117.5 FEET...FLOOD STAGE. EXTENSIVE AREAS OF NEW SAVANNAH BLUFF
LOCK AND DAM PARK INCLUDING PARK ROADS AND BRIDGES BECOME FLOODED.
LOW FARM AREAS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE RIVER BEGIN TO FLOOD.
&&
LAT...LON 3350 8191 3326 8179 3315 8190 3350 8205
$$
SCC039-055-057-121507-
/O.EXT.KCAE.FL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-130716T1500Z/
/WATS1.2.ER.130708T0100Z.130709T0100Z.130715T1500Z.NR/
1108 AM EDT THU JUL 11 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED FOR
THE WATEREE RIVER AT LAKE WATEREE.
* UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 9 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 100.8 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 100.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REACH 100.9 FEET BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE MONDAY MORNING.
* AT 100.4 FEET...MARINA ON LAKE WATEREE FLOODS. PIERS ON SINGLETON
CREEK BECOME SUBMERGED.
&&
LAT...LON 3450 8085 3432 8063 3428 8075 3447 8098
$$050 WGUS82 KCAE 112033 FLSCAE FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 433 PM EDT THU JUL 11 2013 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA... SALUDA RIVER AT CHAPPELLS AFFECTING GREENWOOD...NEWBERRY AND SALUDA COUNTIES SCC047-071-081-112103- /O.CAN.KCAE.FL.W.0030.000000T0000Z-130713T1048Z/ /CHAS1.1.ER.130710T2145Z.130711T1400Z.130711T1829Z.NO/ 433 PM EDT THU JUL 11 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE SALUDA RIVER AT CHAPPELLS. * AT 4 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * THE RIVER FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 11.3 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. $$ THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT FOR THIS HIGH WATER EVENT.
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 Jul 10, 5:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 5:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 521 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013 .SYNOPSIS... THE BERMUDA RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPLY A MOIST FLOW OVER THE REGION TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE GREAT LAKES THURSDAY AND STALL OUT ACROSS THE CAROLINAS FRIDAY. MOISTURE FROM THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL MAY AFFECT THE REGION DURING THE WEEKEND. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING/... AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH REMAINS ACROSS THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE NATION. MODELS INDICATED WEAK UPPER LEVEL ENERGY CROSSING OUR AREA IN THE UPPER TROUGH. AT THE SURFACE...BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE REMAINED OFF THE COAST AND LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN CANADA WITH ITS COLD FRONT EXTENDING THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES REGION TO THE CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. WE REMAIN IN A MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER OVER 2 INCHES AND LIFTED INDICES MINUS 5C TO MINUS 7C. DCAPE WAS AT A MINIMUM ACROSS THE MIDLANDS AND CSRA...AROUND 500 J/KG...SO THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL IS LOW. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING CONTINUE TO BE THE MAIN THREAT IN SLOW MOVING AND/OR TRAINING STORMS. THE SUPPLY OF MOIST AIR CONTINUES OVERNIGHT. BUT WITH LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD TAPER OFF. EXPECT MAINLY EVENING CONVECTION WITH POPS 30-40 PERCENT. LAST FEW NIGHTS...SOME ACTIVITY LINGERED AFTER MIDNIGHT. THEREFORE...WILL KEEP A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OVERNIGHT. OTHERWISE IT SHOULD BE MUGGY WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... A SHORT WAVE OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO OUR AREA THURSDAY. THIS WILL HELP DEEPEN THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE REGION THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. IN THE MEANTIME...A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTHEAST FROM THE GREAT LAKES THURSDAY. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AND STALL OUT ACROSS THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE CAROLINAS FRIDAY. BY FRIDAY NIGHT...THIS WEAKENED FRONTAL BOUNDARY SHOULD BEGIN TO DRIFT MORE INLAND. THIS SCENARIO WILL KEEP THE MOISTURE LEVELS HIGH ACROSS THE REGION WITH AT LEAST 60-70 PERCENT POPS FOR MUCH OF THE PERIOD. EXPECT HIGHS IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 80S WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... THE FORECAST FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY DEPENDS HIGHLY ON WHAT HAPPENS TO THE MOISTURE FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL. BOTH THE GFS AND ECWMF AGREE WITH THE TRENDS OF THE UPPER TROUGH EVENTUALLY PICKING UP WHATS LEFT OF CHANTAL AFTER THE STORMS WEAKENS BELOW STORM STRENGTH. THE MODELS SHOW THE UPPER TROUGH ABSORBING THE REMNANTS OF CHANTAL SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THEN AS AN UPPER RIDGE BUILD EAST TO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION...THE RESULTING UPPER LOW STARTS TO RETROGRADE AROUND THE UPPER RIDGE AND MOVE IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION. THIS MOVEMENT OF SYSTEMS SHOULD KEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE OVER THE REGION FOR MUCH OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD. BY WEDNESDAY...THE DEEPER MOISTURE SHOULD BE WEST OF THE AREA. WILL CONTINUE WITH POPS ABOVE MOS GUIDANCE...60 PERCENT SATURDAY...50 PERCENT SUNDAY AND MONDAY...40 PERCENT TUESDAY AND 30 PERCENT WEDNESDAY. DEPENDING ON THE EVOLUTION OF THESE SYSTEMS...POPS MAY ACTUALLY BE HIGHER. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 80S WITH LOWS IN THE 70S. && .AVIATION /21Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... SCATTERED CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY MAY CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE TAF SITES THROUGH TONIGHT. CURRENT REGIONAL RADAR COMPOSITE SHOWS SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA. TRIED TO ACCOUNT FOR CURRENT ACTIVITY WITH TEMPO GROUPS AND VCTS. CONDITIONS WILL BE MAINLY VFR BUT WILL LOWER IN HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. OVERNIGHT...STRATUS AND FOG MAY DEVELOP CLOSE TO DAYBREAK THURSDAY. LOW LEVEL WINDS BELOW 1 KFT THURSDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO BRING MVFR STRATUS CEILINGS AND SOME FOG TO THE TAF SITES IN THE 08Z-13Z TIME FRAME. EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...RESTRICTIONS POSSIBLE EACH DAY IN LATE NIGHT/EARLY MORNING FOG OR STRATUS AS WELL AS SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. && .CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SC...NONE. GA...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 10, 3:21 AM EDT, 15 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 321 AM EDT WED JUL 10 2013 GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-110730- LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD- MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON- RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- BAMBERG- 321 AM EDT WED JUL 10 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARD. RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS. ALSO...HEAVY RAIN WITH SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING IN POOR-DRAINAGE AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARD. RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS. ALSO...HEAVY RAIN WITH SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING IN POOR-DRAINAGE AREAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 10, 2:43 PM EDT, 3 hours 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
243 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0235 PM FLASH FLOOD EVANS 33.51N 82.15W
07/10/2013 COLUMBIA GA EMERGENCY MNGR
EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED JONES, FOX, AND FOREST CREEKS
OUT OF THEIR BANKS WITH SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED. WATER WAS
ALSO UP TO THE FOUNDATIONS OF A COUPLE OF HOMES.
&&
SJNLocal storm report, Jul 10, 2:45 PM EDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
245 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0245 PM FLASH FLOOD AUGUSTA 33.46N 82.00W
07/10/2013 RICHMOND GA 911 CALL CENTER
DISPATCH REPORTED RAES CREEK FLOODING. FLOODING WAS ALSO
OCCURRING ALONG THE FRONTAGE ROAD NEAR I-20 AND WHEELER
ROAD BELOW THE HOSPITAL AND WAS CLOSED.
&&
SJNLocal storm report, Jul 10, 4:06 PM EDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
406 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0257 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 S EVANS 33.49N 82.15W
07/10/2013 COLUMBIA GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
THREE HOMES WERE FLOODED ON BILTMORE DRIVE AT COLONIAL
ROAD...AND PERSONS WERE RESCUED. ALSO...SINKHOLE
DEVELOPED ON BILTMORE DRIVE.
0257 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 ESE EVANS 33.51N 82.13W
07/10/2013 COLUMBIA GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
FIVE DRIVEWAYS WERE WASHED OUT ON SHALLOWFORD PLACE OFF
OF COLUMBIA ROAD.
&&
DCMLocal storm report, Jul 10, 4:43 PM EDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
443 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 PM HEAVY RAIN 4 W EVANS 33.51N 82.21W
07/10/2013 M2.43 INCH COLUMBIA GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
IVY FALLS SUBDIVISION OFF COLUMBIA RD. REPORT COURTESY
COLUMBIA CO EM
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DCMLocal storm report, Jul 10, 6:04 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
604 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0602 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 WSW EVANS 33.51N 82.16W
07/10/2013 M2.50 INCH COLUMBIA GA COUNTY OFFICIAL
CRAWFORD CREEK WATER PLANT. ROAD FLOODED THERE AS WELL.
REPORT COURTESY COLUMBIA CO EM
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DCMLocal storm report, Jul 10, 6:37 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
637 PM EDT WED JUL 10 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0624 PM HAIL LUGOFF 34.23N 80.68W
07/10/2013 E0.25 INCH KERSHAW SC PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORTED VERY HEAVY RAIN AND A BRIEF PERIOD OF PEA
SIZE HAL.
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MORRISONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 8:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Edgefield, McCormick | 61 min |
| Jul 9, 10:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | CAE | McCormick | 87 min |
| Jul 10, 1:37 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Aiken | 113 min |
| Jul 10, 11:02 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | CAE | Clarendon | 6 days |
| Jul 10, 3:09 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | McCormick | 51 min |
| Jul 10, 3:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Lexington, Richland | 53 min |
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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.