Alert archive / South Carolina / River Flood Warnings in 2020
River Flood Warning 38, NWS Charleston, SC
NWS Charleston, SC issued this river flood warning at Sep 23, 2020, 7:12 AM EDT for Charleston County, Colleton County, Dorchester County, South Carolina. It took effect at Sep 23, 2020, 5:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 13 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 23, 2020, 7:12 AM EDT (11:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 23, 2020, 5:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 6, 2020, 11:23 AM EDT
- In force
- 13 days
- Issued by
- NWS Charleston, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Charleston County, SC, Colleton County, SC, Dorchester County, SC
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:11 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 Edisto River near Givhans Ferry (GIVS1). The gauge peaked at 11.30 ft at Sep 27, 2020, 7:00 AM EDT.
- Action stage
- 9 ft
- Minor stage
- 10 ft
- Moderate stage
- 12 ft
- Major stage
- 15 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02175000, 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 Charleston, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 9:30 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | CHS | 6 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in South Carolina, 2020Every river flood warning in 2020
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.