Flood Warning issued October 14 at 3:54AM EDT until October 16 at 12:48AM 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 Calhoun and Richland Counties. Congaree River At Carolina Eastman affecting Calhoun, Richland and Lexington Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Congaree River at Congaree River at Congaree NP Near Gadsden. * WHEN...Until late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Flooding begins in the Congaree National Park. This will begin to produce flooding of portions of the lower boardwalk. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 3:00 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 16.2 feet. - Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 3:00 AM EDT Wednesday was 16.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 16.3 feet this morning. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - 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 afternoon at 400 PM EDT.
- Event time
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- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- SC, US
- Severity
- Severe
- area
- Calhoun, SC; Richland, SC
- event
- Flood Warning
- onset
- 2026-10-14T03:54:00-04:00
- states
- ["SC"]
- urgency
- Immediate
- certainty
- Observed
- effective
- 2026-10-14T03:54:00-04:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.be801617233e5156a853d0b10823a296fce1bfe6.001.1
- references
- ["urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9450a7899d0658981a65fc97e4b915b31eb9bf7d.001.1"]
- 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 afternoon at 400 PM EDT.
- message type
- Update
- freshness minutes
- 60
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