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Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Columbia SC
917 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

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

  Congaree River At Congaree River at Columbia affecting Richland
  and Lexington 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 Thursday morning at 930 AM EDT.

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917 PM EDT Wed Aug 13 2025

...FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...Congaree River at Congaree River at Columbia.

* WHEN...Until early Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Flooding occurs in flood prone areas near
  and downstream from Columbia. Flooding also occurs on parts of the
  Cayce and West Columbia river walk.
  At 13.0 feet, Flooding occurs in flood prone areas near and
  downstream from Columbia. Flooding also occurs over much of the
  Cayce and West Columbia river walk.
  At 14.0 feet, Roads in low lying areas and swampland downstream
  from Columbia become flooded. Most of the Cayce and West Columbia
  river walk is flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 13.6 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 19.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 5.9 feet Monday
    evening.
  - Action stage is 10.0 feet.
  - Flood stage is 19.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3404 8106 3396 8100 3394 8106 3401 8111


$$

CAL

Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
508 AM EDT Thu Aug 14 2025

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Henderson NC-Transylvania NC-
508 AM EDT Thu Aug 14 2025

...FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...A portion of western North Carolina, including the
  following counties, Henderson and Transylvania.

* WHEN...Until 1115 AM EDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 506 AM EDT, At 430 AM EDT, the gauge on Mud Creek had a
    stage of 12.7 feet. Common, nuisance flooding of low-lying
    areas adjacent to Mud Creek is ongoing. The lowest elevations
    of William H King Memorial Park are beginning to flood and
    floodwaters are approaching the lowest elevations of the
    Oklawaha Greenway. At this stage, more expansive lowland
    flooding with nuisance impacts to adjacent farmland, golf
    courses, and nurseries is ongoing or has recently occurred
    upstream closer to Erkwood Drive. Although heavy rainfall has
    ended, the creek level will remain nearly steady early this
    morning, then slowly fall through late morning.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

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LAT...LON 3539 8226 3531 8231 3529 8235 3525 8235
      3524 8236 3519 8235 3519 8238 3522 8239
      3517 8245 3516 8246 3518 8246 3516 8255
      3514 8258 3513 8263 3512 8267 3513 8268
      3511 8269 3508 8278 3529 8292 3544 8228


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RWH

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