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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Columbia SC

939 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024



...The National Weather Service in Columbia SC has issued a Flood 

Warning for the following rivers in South Carolina...



  Saluda River At Chappells affecting Greenwood, Saluda and 

  Newberry 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 Friday morning at 945 AM EDT.



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939 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024



...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY SATURDAY 

AFTERNOON...



* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.



* WHERE...Saluda River at Chappells.



* WHEN...From Friday afternoon to early Saturday afternoon.



* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Lowlands around and downstream from 

  Chappells become flooded. Cattle grazing river bottomland should 

  be moved to higher ground.





* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 9:15 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 10.7 feet.

  - Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 14.0

    feet early tomorrow afternoon.

  - Flood stage is 14.0 feet.

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



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