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Flood Watch 3, NWS Columbia, SC

March 8, 20244 counties in South Carolina; 4 counties in Georgia

NWS Columbia, SC issued this flood watch at Mar 8, 2024, 4:18 PM EST for 4 counties in South Carolina; 4 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Mar 9, 2024, 2:00 AM EST. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 8, 2024, 4:18 PM EST (21:18 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 9, 2024, 2:00 AM EST
Expired
Mar 9, 2024, 9:02 AM EST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Columbia, SC
Flood severity
None

Counties Burke County, GA, Columbia County, GA, McDuffie County, GA, Richmond County, GA, Aiken County, SC, Bamberg County, SC, Barnwell County, SC, Orangeburg County, SC

The radar

The Columbia radar (KCAE), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 8, 4:33 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningCAEOrangeburg21 days

Nearby

Flood Watches in South Carolina, 2024Flood Watches in Georgia, 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.