Flood Warning issued October 13 at 11:08AM EDT until October 15 at 9:53AM EDT by NWS Columbia SC
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...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Carolina... Congaree River At Congaree River at Congaree NP Near Gadsden affecting Richland and Calhoun Counties. 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 Carolina Eastman. * WHEN...Until Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...At 115.0 feet, Flooding occurs in low lying areas of the Carolina Eastman Facility and at the Congaree National Park. At 119.0 feet, Extensive flooding occurs in the Congaree National Park. Some area farmland is flooded. Minor flooding occurs at the Carolina Eastman Facility. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:55 AM EDT Tuesday the stage was 117.6 feet. - Bankfull stage is 114.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 10:55 AM EDT Tuesday was 117.7 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 117.7 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow morning. - Flood stage is 115.0 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 late tonight at 200 AM EDT.
- Event time
- Source last updated
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- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- SC, US
- Severity
- Severe
- area
- Calhoun, SC; Lexington, SC; Richland, SC
- event
- Flood Warning
- onset
- 2026-10-13T11:08:00-04:00
- states
- ["SC"]
- urgency
- Immediate
- certainty
- Observed
- effective
- 2026-10-13T11:08:00-04:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9bbe987a3f2bc9745311d5a224438adc80fc59de.002.1
- references
- ["urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e911d7d8f4e808cb649a251567412476cb9a1b85.002.1"]
- 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 late tonight at 200 AM EDT.
- message type
- Update
- freshness minutes
- 60
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