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WGUS42 KCAE 100139
FLWCAE

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Columbia SC
939 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

...The National Weather Service in Columbia SC has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in South Carolina...

  Saluda River At Chappells affecting Greenwood, Saluda and
  Newberry Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued Friday morning at 945 AM EDT.

&&

SCC047-071-081-101345-
/O.NEW.KCAE.FL.W.0027.240510T1800Z-240511T1800Z/
/CHAS1.1.ER.240510T1800Z.240510T1800Z.240510T1800Z.NO/
939 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Saluda River at Chappells.

* WHEN...From Friday afternoon to early Saturday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Lowlands around and downstream from
  Chappells become flooded. Cattle grazing river bottomland should
  be moved to higher ground.


* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:15 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 10.7 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 14.0
    feet early tomorrow afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3417 8190 3420 8168 3412 8169 3414 8187


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MG