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Flood Watch 1, NWS Columbia, SC

January 8, 2024Chesterfield County, Lancaster County, South Carolina

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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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 8, 4:14 AM ESTWind AdvisoryCAEAiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 12 more49 hr
Jan 8, 11:19 AM ESTRiver Flood AdvisoryCAELexington, Richland31 hr
Jan 8, 11:23 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCAECalhoun, Lexington, Richland21 days
Jan 8, 11:23 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCAENewberry, Union4 days
Jan 8, 11:23 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCAECalhoun, Richland9 days
Jan 8, 11:23 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningCAEChesterfield, Marlboro7 days

Nearby

Flood Watches in South Carolina, 2024Every flood watch in 2024

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.