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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
923 PM EDT Sun May 12 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South
Carolina...

  Congaree River At Congaree National Park-Gadsden affecting
  Calhoun and Richland Counties.

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in South
Carolina...

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued this evening at 1030 PM EDT.

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923 PM EDT Sun May 12 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  the Congaree River At Carolina Eastman.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:32 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 113.9 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 114.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 111.3 feet Friday
    evening.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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


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923 PM EDT Sun May 12 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHEN...Until 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.
  At 18.0 feet, Several homes in the Sandy Run subdivision along the
  river become flooded. At 18 feet the river covers the Weston Lake
  overlook in the Congaree National Park. Between 18 and 18.5 feet
  the river begins to cover sections of the elevated boardwalk.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 PM EDT Sunday the stage was 16.1 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:00 PM EDT Sunday was 17.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    late tonight and continue falling to 11.4 feet Friday
    evening.
  - 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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