Alert archive / South Carolina / River Flood Advisories in 2018
River Flood Advisory 16, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this river flood advisory at Dec 28, 2018, 6:39 AM EST for Lexington County, Richland County, South Carolina. It was in force for 7 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 28, 2018, 6:39 AM EST (11:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2019, 5:00 PM EST
- In force
- 7 days
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Lexington County, SC, Richland County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 3 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:41 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 Congaree River at Columbia (COLS1). The gauge peaked at 14.98 ft at Jan 5, 2019, 5:00 PM EST.
- Action stage
- 10 ft
- Minor stage
- 19 ft
- Moderate stage
- 24 ft
- Major stage
- 30 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02169500, 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 Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 11:56 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | McCormick | 49 min |
| Dec 28, 12:48 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Saluda | 42 min |
| Dec 28, 12:57 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Lexington, Newberry, Saluda | 33 min |
| Dec 28, 1:03 PM EST | Tornado Warning | CAE | Lexington, Newberry, Saluda | 27 min |
| Dec 28, 1:44 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Lexington | 31 min |
| Dec 28, 1:54 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Chesterfield, Kershaw, Lancaster | 66 min |
| Dec 28, 1:59 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Lexington, Richland | 61 min |
| Dec 28, 4:09 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Calhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg | 3 hr |
| Dec 28, 12:23 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Lincoln | 22 min |
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.