Alert archive / South Carolina / Areal Flood Advisories in 2021
Areal Flood Advisory 6, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this areal flood advisory at Feb 18, 2021, 2:23 PM EST for Calhoun County, Lexington County, Richland County, South Carolina. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 18, 2021, 2:23 PM EST (19:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2021, 5:06 PM EST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Calhoun County, SC, Lexington County, SC, Richland County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this areal flood advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Columbia, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood advisory went out at Feb 18, 1:40 PM EST, 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 18, 1:40 PM EST, 43 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 18, 5:14 AM EST, 9 hours 9 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Columbia SC 514 AM EST Thu Feb 18 2021 GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-115-116- 191015- Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-Richmond-Burke-Chesterfield-McCormick- Newberry-Fairfield-Kershaw-Edgefield-Saluda-Lexington-Richland-Lee- Aiken-Sumter-Barnwell-Orangeburg-Calhoun-Clarendon-Bamberg- Northern Lancaster-Southern Lancaster- 514 AM EST Thu Feb 18 2021 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Midlands of South Carolina and the Central Savannah River area of Georgia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch through tonight. There is a low chance of isolated severe thunderstorms in the far southeast Midlands and lower CSRA this afternoon and evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flash Flood Watch through Friday morning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 9:48 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CAE | Kershaw | 34 hr |
| Feb 18, 12:58 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Orangeburg | 3 hr |
Nearby
Areal Flood Advisories in South Carolina, 2021Every areal flood advisory in 2021
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.