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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Columbia SC
902 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...

  Congaree River At Carolina Eastman affecting Richland, Calhoun
  and Lexington Counties.

  Congaree River At Congaree National Park-Gadsden affecting
  Richland and Calhoun 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 915 AM EDT.

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SCC017-063-079-101315-
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902 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Congaree River at Carolina Eastman.

* WHEN...From late tonight to Sunday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 115.0 feet, Flooding occurs in low lying areas of the
  Carolina Eastman Facility and at the Congaree National Park.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:52 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 112.9 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 114.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    just after midnight tonight to a crest of 116.2 feet tomorrow
    evening. It will then fall below flood stage Saturday
    afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 115.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3396 8100 3387 8092 3379 8097 3394 8106


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902 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT TO EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Congaree River at Congaree National Park-Gadsden.

* WHEN...From late Friday night to early Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Flooding begins in the Congaree National
  Park. This will begin to produce flooding of portions of the lower
  boardwalk.
  At 17.0 feet, The access road to the Sandy Run subdivision becomes
  flooded. The lower boardwalk in the Congaree National Park becomes
  flooded by Cedar Creek.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:00 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 12.0 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    early Saturday morning to a crest of 15.3 feet early Saturday
    afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Monday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3384 8090 3380 8083 3377 8085 3380 8091


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MG