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River Flood Warning 9, NWS Wilmington, NC

April 8, 2023Darlington County, Florence County, South Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this river flood warning at Apr 8, 2023, 9:06 AM EDT for Darlington County, Florence County, South Carolina. It took effect at Apr 9, 2023, 9:48 AM EDT. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 8, 2023, 9:06 AM EDT (13:06 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 9, 2023, 9:48 AM EDT
Expired: Apr 12, 2023, 1:01 PM EDT
In force: 3 days
Issued by: NWS Wilmington, NC
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Darlington County, SC, Florence County, SC

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Black Creek (SC) near Quinby (BCRS1). The gauge peaked at 9.81 ft at Apr 11, 2023, 2:00 AM EDT.

Action stage: 7 ft
Minor stage: 10 ft
Moderate stage: 15 ft
Major stage: 18 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02130980, 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 Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Apr 8, 6:49 AM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 6:49 AM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 7, 8:09 PM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	ILM	New Hanover, Pender	24 hr
Apr 7, 8:09 PM EDT	High Surf Advisory	ILM	New Hanover	48 hr
Apr 8, 4:26 AM EDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	ILM	Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender	23 hr
Apr 8, 9:06 AM EDT	River Flood Warning	ILM	Bladen, Cumberland	6 days

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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.