Alert archive / South Carolina / Flood Watches in 2024
Flood Watch 1, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this flood watch at Jan 8, 2024, 2:02 PM EST for Chesterfield County, Lancaster County, South Carolina. It took effect at Jan 9, 2024, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2024, 2:02 PM EST (19:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 9, 2024, 10:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 9, 2024, 8:01 PM EST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Chesterfield County, SC, Lancaster County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:01 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 flood watch 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 flood watch went out at Jan 8, 1:38 PM EST, 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 1:38 PM EST, 24 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 8, 4:15 AM EST, 9 hours 47 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Columbia SC 415 AM EST Mon Jan 8 2024 GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ016-018-020>022-025>031-035-037-038-041-115- 116-135>137-090915- 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- 415 AM EST Mon Jan 8 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM EST TUESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Midlands of South Carolina and the Central Savannah River area of Georgia. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Wind Advisory. A very strong and impactful low pressure system will march across the eastern US Tuesday and Tuesday night. Across the Midlands of SC and CSRA of GA winds are expected to be very strong with gusts around 45 mph. Strong to severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and isolated tornadoes will also be possible late Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening. Heavy rainfall is also expected which could lead to river flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed Tuesday.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 4:14 AM EST | Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 12 more | 49 hr |
| Jan 8, 11:19 AM EST | River Flood Advisory | CAE | Lexington, Richland | 31 hr |
| Jan 8, 11:23 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Lexington, Richland | 21 days |
| Jan 8, 11:23 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CAE | Newberry, Union | 4 days |
| Jan 8, 11:23 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CAE | Calhoun, Richland | 9 days |
| Jan 8, 11:23 AM EST | River Flood Warning | CAE | Chesterfield, Marlboro | 7 days |
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.