Flood Warning issued October 12 at 7:07AM EDT until October 16 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
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...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Carolina... Congaree River At Carolina Eastman affecting Calhoun, Richland and Lexington Counties. ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in South Carolina... Congaree River At Congaree River at Congaree NP Near Gadsden affecting Calhoun and Richland Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Congaree River at Congaree River at Congaree NP Near Gadsden. * WHEN...From Tuesday afternoon to Friday evening. * 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 6:00 AM EDT Monday the stage was 7.5 feet. - Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 17.0 feet Wednesday morning. It will then fall below flood stage late Thursday evening. - Flood stage is 15.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood Most flooding deaths occur in vehicles. Never drive through a flooded roadway or around barricades. Turn around, don't drown. 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 this evening at 715 PM EDT.
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- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- SC, US
- Severity
- Severe
- area
- Calhoun, SC; Richland, SC
- event
- Flood Warning
- onset
- 2026-10-13T13:16:00-04:00
- states
- ["SC"]
- urgency
- Immediate
- certainty
- Observed
- effective
- 2026-10-12T07:07:00-04:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3d85106f3d82f99815c9dba590df867c2583a42f.002.1
- references
- ["urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fbea0e63b153d628f55a5f34db44e0c2901b80ac.002.1","urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.efd115e4f9e3ab98e027b0e2e40a618f1bad5195.002.1"]
- instruction
- Most flooding deaths occur in vehicles. Never drive through a flooded roadway or around barricades. Turn around, don't drown. 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 this evening at 715 PM EDT.
- message type
- Update
- freshness minutes
- 60
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