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River Flood Warning 19, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this river flood warning at Sep 18, 2018, 10:05 PM EDT for Florence County, South Carolina. It took effect at Sep 21, 2018, 3:09 PM EDT. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 18, 2018, 10:05 PM EDT (02:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 21, 2018, 3:09 PM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 24, 2018, 9:13 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Major
County Florence County, SC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:05 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 Lynches River at Effingham (EFFS1). The gauge peaked at 16.81 ft at Sep 22, 2018, 4:00 PM EDT.
- Action stage
- 11 ft
- Minor stage
- 14 ft
- Moderate stage
- 16 ft
- Major stage
- 18 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02132000, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 10:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | ILM | 57 min | |
| Sep 19, 3:53 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | ILM | New Hanover | 3 hr |
| Sep 19, 10:45 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | ILM | New Hanover | 11 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.