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River Flood Warning 34, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this river flood warning at Dec 6, 2018, 10:11 AM EST for Calhoun County, Richland County, South Carolina. It took effect at Dec 6, 2018, 6:00 PM EST. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2018, 10:11 AM EST (15:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 6, 2018, 6:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2018, 9:00 PM EST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Calhoun County, SC, Richland County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:14 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 Congaree National Park (GADS1). The gauge peaked at 17.38 ft at Dec 10, 2018, 9:00 PM EST.
- Action stage
- 14 ft
- Minor stage
- 15 ft
- Moderate stage
- 18 ft
- Major stage
- 20 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02169625, 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 6, 9:51 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | CAE | Lexington, Richland | 48 hr |
| Dec 6, 10:11 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Lexington, Richland | 70 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.