Alert archive / South Carolina / River Flood Warnings in 2017
River Flood Warning 5, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this river flood warning at Jan 6, 2017, 11:30 AM EST for Darlington County, Florence County, South Carolina. It took effect at Jan 8, 2017, 11:17 AM EST. It was in force for 70 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 6, 2017, 11:30 AM EST (16:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 8, 2017, 11:17 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2017, 9:00 AM EST
- In force
- 70 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Darlington County, SC, Florence County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:34 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.
The river
Written for the forecast point Black Creek (SC) near Quinby (BCRS1). The gauge peaked at 9.72 ft at Jan 9, 2017, 8:00 AM EST.
- Action stage
- 7 ft
- Minor stage
- 10 ft
- Moderate stage
- 15 ft
- Major stage
- 18 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02130980, 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 Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 8:33 PM EST | Gale Warning | ILM | 54 hr | |
| Jan 6, 2:48 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | ILM | Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro | 25 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.