Flood Advisory issued October 13 at 5:36AM EDT until October 15 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Columbia SC

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...The Flood Advisory continues for the following rivers in South Carolina... Congaree River At Congaree River at Columbia affecting Lexington and Richland Counties. * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Congaree River at Congaree River at Columbia. * WHEN...Until late Wednesday night. * IMPACTS...At 6.5 feet, The lowest parts of the West Columbia Riverwalk between Gervais Street and SC 12 begin to flood. At 10.0 feet, Flooding occurs on parts of the Cayce and West Columbia Riverwalk. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 5:00 AM EDT Tuesday the stage was 11.5 feet. - Bankfull stage is 19.0 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise to 11.7 feet this morning. It will then fall to 4.0 feet early Thursday afternoon. It will rise to 4.2 feet early Saturday afternoon. It will then fall again and remain below flood stage. - Action stage is 10.0 feet. - Flood stage is 19.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued this evening at 700 PM EDT.

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NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
Location
SC, US
Severity
Minor
area
Lexington, SC; Richland, SC
event
Flood Advisory
onset
2026-10-13T05:36:00-04:00
states
["SC"]
urgency
Expected
certainty
Observed
effective
2026-10-13T05:36:00-04:00
message id
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.08f6c56e131e58e93b36ad7a7c49312899e6fb60.001.1
references
["urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.efae03691a2c169d6b9ee16ebde174f0336e2bd7.001.1"]
instruction
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued this evening at 700 PM EDT.
message type
Update
freshness minutes
60
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