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Flood Watch 1, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this flood watch at Aug 21, 2025, 1:06 PM EDT for 13 counties in South Carolina; 5 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Aug 22, 2025, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 35 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 21, 2025, 1:06 PM EDT (17:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 22, 2025, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Aug 23, 2025, 7:08 PM EDT
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Burke County, GA, Columbia County, GA, Lincoln County, GA, McDuffie County, GA, Richmond County, GA, Aiken County, SC, Bamberg County, SC, Barnwell County, SC, Calhoun County, SC, Clarendon County, SC, Edgefield County, SC, Lexington County, SC, McCormick County, SC, Newberry County, SC, Orangeburg County, SC, Richland County, SC, Saluda County, SC, Sumter County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:08 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Barnwell | 55 min |
| Aug 21, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Edgefield, McCormick | 24 min |
| Aug 21, 5:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Newberry | 33 min |
| Aug 21, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Newberry | 30 min |
| Aug 21, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Newberry | 29 min |
| Aug 21, 7:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Newberry | 106 min |
| Aug 21, 1:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Columbia, Richmond | 2 hr |
| Aug 21, 2:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Burke | 52 min |
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.