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River Flood Warning 14, NWS Columbia, SC

April 6, 2022Greenwood County, Newberry County, Saluda County, South Carolina

NWS Columbia, SC issued this river flood warning at Apr 6, 2022, 8:54 AM EDT for Greenwood County, Newberry County, Saluda County, South Carolina. It took effect at Apr 6, 2022, 12:14 PM EDT. It was in force for 17 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 6, 2022, 8:54 AM EDT (12:54 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 6, 2022, 12:14 PM EDT
Expired: Apr 7, 2022, 4:47 AM EDT
In force: 17 hr
Issued by: NWS Columbia, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Greenwood County, SC, Newberry County, SC, Saluda County, SC

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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 Saluda River at Chappells (CHAS1).

Action stage: 13 ft
Minor stage: 14 ft
Moderate stage: 20 ft
Major stage: 26 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02167000, 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 Columbia, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Apr 6, 6:32 AM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 6, 6:32 AM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 6, 4:46 AM EDT, 4 hours 8 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Columbia SC
446 AM EDT Wed Apr 6 2022

GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ016-018-020>022-025>031-035-037-038-041-115-
116-135>137-070900-
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-Richmond-Burke-Chesterfield-McCormick-
Newberry-Fairfield-Kershaw-Edgefield-Saluda-Lexington-Richland-Lee-
Aiken-Sumter-Barnwell-Calhoun-Clarendon-Bamberg-Northern Lancaster-
Southern Lancaster-Northwestern Orangeburg-Central Orangeburg-
Southeastern Orangeburg-
446 AM EDT Wed Apr 6 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Midlands of South Carolina
and the Central Savannah River area of Georgia.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop once again by this
afternoon, lasting into this evening.  Strong damaging winds, hail,
isolated tornadoes, and heavy rainfall will all be possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 5, 9:04 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	CAE	Calhoun, Lexington, Richland	5 days
Apr 5, 9:04 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	CAE	Calhoun, Richland	4 days
Apr 5, 9:04 PM EDT	River Flood Warning	CAE	Orangeburg	6 days
Apr 5, 9:04 PM EDT	River Flood Advisory	CAE	Lexington, Richland	3 days
Apr 6, 2:07 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	CAE	Edgefield, McCormick	50 hr
Apr 6, 3:49 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Edgefield	41 min
Apr 6, 4:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Clarendon	35 min
Apr 6, 4:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Aiken	32 min
Apr 6, 4:48 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Aiken	42 min
Apr 6, 5:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Edgefield	36 min
Apr 6, 5:15 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Barnwell	30 min
Apr 6, 5:23 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CAE	Edgefield, McCormick	112 min
Apr 6, 5:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Edgefield, McCormick	31 min
Apr 6, 5:32 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	CAE	Edgefield, McCormick	118 min
Apr 6, 5:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Calhoun, Clarendon, Orangeburg	24 min
Apr 6, 5:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Lexington, Saluda	63 min
Apr 6, 6:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Edgefield, McCormick	38 min
Apr 6, 6:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Clarendon	29 min
Apr 6, 6:43 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CAE	Aiken, Edgefield, Lexington, McCormick, Saluda	2 hr
Apr 6, 6:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Edgefield	36 min
Apr 6, 6:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Bamberg	35 min
Apr 6, 7:03 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	CAE	Aiken, Edgefield, McCormick, Newberry, Saluda	57 min
Apr 6, 7:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Lexington, Richland	41 min
Apr 6, 7:34 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	CAE	Clarendon, Orangeburg	56 min
Apr 6, 7:35 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	CAE	Lexington, Richland	115 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in South Carolina, 2022 Every river flood warning in 2022

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.