Alert archive / South Carolina / River Flood Warnings in 2013
River Flood Warning 15, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this river flood warning at May 1, 2013, 9:16 AM EDT for Berkeley County, Georgetown County, Williamsburg County, South Carolina. It took effect at May 1, 2013, 6:32 PM EDT. It was in force for 24 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 1, 2013, 9:16 AM EDT (13:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 1, 2013, 6:32 PM EDT
- Expired
- May 26, 2013, 6:01 AM EDT
- In force
- 24 days
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Berkeley County, SC, Georgetown County, SC, Williamsburg County, SC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:15 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 Santee River near Jamestown (JAMS1). The gauge peaked at 15.92 ft at May 15, 2013, 5:00 PM EDT.
- Action stage
- 9 ft
- Minor stage
- 10 ft
- Moderate stage
- 17 ft
- Major stage
- 22 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02171700, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 3:57 AM EDT | Gale Watch | CHS | 24 hr | |
| May 1, 3:57 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | CHS | 64 hr |
Nearby
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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.