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River Flood Warning 23, NWS Wilmington, NC

August 5, 2024Darlington County, Florence County, South Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this river flood warning at Aug 5, 2024, 3:00 PM EDT for Darlington County, Florence County, South Carolina. It took effect at Aug 6, 2024, 4:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 20 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 5, 2024, 3:00 PM EDT (19:00 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 6, 2024, 4:00 PM EDT
Expired
Aug 26, 2024, 3:00 PM EDT
In force
20 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 19:00 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 Black Creek (SC) near Quinby (BCRS1). The gauge peaked at 14.42 ft at Aug 10, 2024, 8:00 AM EDT.

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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 Aug 5, 1:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 1:38 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 5, 3:00 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningILMRobeson21 days
Aug 5, 3:25 PM EDTFlood WatchILMBladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson4 days
Aug 5, 4:52 PM EDTStorm Surge WatchILMBrunswick42 hr
Aug 5, 4:52 PM EDTTropical Storm WatchILMBrunswick, New Hanover, Pender18 hr

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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.