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River Flood Warning 2, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this river flood warning at May 28, 2026, 1:50 PM EDT for Calhoun County, Richland County, South Carolina. It took effect at May 28, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 25 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 28, 2026, 1:50 PM EDT (17:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 28, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- May 29, 2026, 8:43 PM EDT
- In force
- 25 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Calhoun County, SC, Richland County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:54 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 Congaree River at Congaree National Park (GADS1). The gauge peaked at 14.76 ft at May 29, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT.
- Action stage
- 14 ft
- Minor stage
- 15 ft
- Moderate stage
- 18 ft
- Major stage
- 20 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02169625, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 8:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Lexington | 37 min |
| May 28, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Bamberg | 47 min |
| May 27, 11:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Columbia | 32 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.