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River Flood Warning 38, NWS Charleston, SC

December 24, 2023Charleston County, Colleton County, Dorchester County, South Carolina

NWS Charleston, SC issued this river flood warning at Dec 24, 2023, 10:02 AM EST for Charleston County, Colleton County, Dorchester County, South Carolina. It took effect at Dec 24, 2023, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 7 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 24, 2023, 10:02 AM EST (15:02 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 24, 2023, 7:00 PM EST
Expired
Dec 31, 2023, 3:41 PM EST
In force
7 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 15:01 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 10.47 ft at Dec 29, 2023, 12:00 AM EST.

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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.

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.