Alert archive / South Carolina / River Flood Warnings in 2018
River Flood Warning 48, NWS Wilmington, NC
NWS Wilmington, NC issued this river flood warning at Dec 14, 2018, 9:28 PM EST for Horry County, South Carolina. It took effect at Dec 16, 2018, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 27 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 14, 2018, 9:28 PM EST (02:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 16, 2018, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2019, 10:06 AM EST
- In force
- 27 days
- Issued by
- NWS Wilmington, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Horry County, SC
The radar
The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:31 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 Waccamaw River near Conway (CNWS1). The gauge peaked at 12.43 ft at Dec 29, 2018, 6:00 AM EST.
- Action stage
- 10 ft
- Minor stage
- 11 ft
- Moderate stage
- 12 ft
- Major stage
- 14 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02110704, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 8:12 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson | 3 hr |
| Dec 14, 8:17 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | ILM | Pender | 43 min |
| Dec 14, 11:16 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender | 3 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.