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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Columbia SC

1117 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024



...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and 

increased in duration for the following rivers in South Carolina...



  Congaree River At Carolina Eastman affecting Lexington, Richland 

  and Calhoun Counties.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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 1130 PM EDT.



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1117 AM EDT Fri May 10 2024



...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY EVENING...



* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is 

  forecast.



* WHERE...Congaree River at Carolina Eastman.



* WHEN...Until Monday evening.



* 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 9:45 AM EDT Friday the stage was 117.4 feet.

  - Bankfull stage is 114.0 feet.

  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours

    ending at 9:45 AM EDT Friday was 117.4 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 120.9

    feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below

    flood stage Sunday evening.

  - Flood stage is 115.0 feet.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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