Flood Warning issued October 12 at 9:37PM EDT until October 16 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
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...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in South Carolina... Congaree River At Congaree River at Congaree NP Near Gadsden affecting Richland and Calhoun Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Carolina... Congaree River At Carolina Eastman affecting Richland, Lexington and Calhoun Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Congaree River at Congaree River at Congaree NP Near Gadsden. * WHEN...Until Friday afternoon. * 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 9:00 PM EDT Monday the stage was 15.2 feet. - Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 9:00 PM EDT Monday was 15.2 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 16.9 feet early Wednesday morning. It will then fall below flood stage Thursday afternoon. - 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 Tuesday morning at 1000 AM EDT.
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- Source last updated
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- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- SC, US
- Severity
- Severe
- area
- Calhoun, SC; Richland, SC
- event
- Flood Warning
- onset
- 2026-10-12T21:37:00-04:00
- states
- ["SC"]
- urgency
- Immediate
- certainty
- Observed
- effective
- 2026-10-12T21:37:00-04:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.cf17ab306a503df55c03099dd3d0fd2563775c9d.001.1
- references
- ["urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.32db65d206425f14a97e246b177c0c8ae59e0091.002.1"]
- 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 Tuesday morning at 1000 AM EDT.
- message type
- Update
- freshness minutes
- 60
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