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River Flood Warning 15, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this river flood warning at Nov 13, 2018, 10:28 AM EST for Berkeley County, Georgetown County, Williamsburg County, South Carolina. It took effect at Nov 13, 2018, 9:41 PM EST. It was in force for 138 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 13, 2018, 10:28 AM EST (15:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 13, 2018, 9:41 PM EST
- Expired
- Apr 1, 2019, 7:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 138 days
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- 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 15:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Santee River near Jamestown (JAMS1). The gauge peaked at 19.19 ft at Dec 30, 2018, 12:00 PM EST.
- 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.
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 Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Nov 13, 9:25 AM EST, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 13, 9:25 AM EST, 1 hour 3 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston SC 701 AM EST Tue Nov 13 2018 AMZ330-354-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>052- 141215- Charleston Harbor- Waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 20 NM, including Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary-Jenkins-Screven-Candler-Bulloch- Effingham-Tattnall-Evans-Inland Bryan-Coastal Bryan-Inland Chatham- Coastal Chatham-Long-Inland Liberty-Coastal Liberty-Inland McIntosh- Coastal McIntosh-Allendale-Hampton-Inland Colleton-Dorchester- Inland Berkeley-Inland Jasper-Beaufort-Coastal Colleton-Charleston- Coastal Jasper-Tidal Berkeley- 701 AM EST Tue Nov 13 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters, southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter assistance is not anticipated at this time. AMZ350-352-141215- Waters from South Santee River to Edisto Beach SC out 20 NM- Waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM- 701 AM EST Tue Nov 13 2018 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Gale Watch. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter assistance is not anticipated at this time. AMZ374-141215- Waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA extending from 20 to 60 NM- 701 AM EST Tue Nov 13 2018 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Gale Watch. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter assistance is not anticipated at this time.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Nov 13, 5:13 AM EST, 5 hours 15 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 10:59 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr | |
| Nov 13, 12:59 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | CHS | 2 hr | |
| Nov 13, 3:02 AM EST | Gale Watch | CHS | 12 hr | |
| Nov 13, 4:56 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | CHS | Allendale, Hampton | 2 hr |
| Nov 13, 3:30 PM EST | Gale Warning | CHS | 40 hr | |
| Nov 13, 3:33 PM EST | High Surf Advisory | CHS | 42 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in South Carolina, 2018Every river flood warning in 2018
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.