FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 951 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009
Expiration: 1117 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTH
CAROLINA...
CONGAREE RIVER AT SANDY RUN AFFECTING CALHOUN AND RICHLAND COUNTIES
CONGAREE RIVER AT CAROLINA EASTMAN AFFECTING CALHOUN...LEXINGTON AND
RICHLAND COUNTIES
SALUDA RIVER AT CHAPPELLS AFFECTING GREENWOOD...NEWBERRY AND
SALUDA COUNTIES
.ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL OVER THE PAST 2 MONTHS AND REPEATED HEAVY
RAINFALL EVENTS OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS HAVE ELEVATED THE
CONGAREE AND SALUDA RIVER LEVELS CAUSING FLOODING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE
WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE. NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN TO
PLAY IN OR NEAR FLOOD WATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...
LOCAL MEDIA OR THE INTERNET FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND UPDATED
FORECASTS.
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951 PM EST THU DEC 10 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED FOR
THE CONGAREE RIVER AT CAROLINA EASTMAN.
* UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  9 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 119.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 115.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 119.8 FEET BY
EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
MONDAY DECEMBER 14.
* 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.
* FLOOD HISTORY...THIS CREST COMPARES TO A PREVIOUS CREST OF 120.0
FEET ON DEC 13 2008.
$$

FLOOD ADVISORY
Issue Date: 1101 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 1056 AM EST FRI DEC 11 2009

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
ADVISORY FOR THE CONGAREE RIVER...
CONGAREE RIVER AT COLUMBIA AFFECTING LEXINGTON AND RICHLAND
COUNTIES
.RECENT RAINFALL AND RESERVOIR RELEASES WILL RESULT IN RISING
STAGES ALONG THE CONGAREE RIVER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD ADVISORY MEANS THAT AREAS NEAREST THE RIVER WILL FLOOD WHEN
THE RIVER LEVEL IS BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
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1101 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR
THE CONGAREE RIVER AT COLUMBIA.
* UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING.
* AT 10 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.6 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO CREST AT 12.9 FEET EARLY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.
* ADVISORY STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* AT 14.0 FEET...EVACUATION ROADS IN LOW LYING AREAS AND SWAMPLAND
DOWNSTREAM FROM COLUMBIA BECOME FLOODED.
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 352 AM EST FRI DEC 11 2009
Expiration: 400 AM EST SAT DEC 12 2009

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HWOCAE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
352 AM EST FRI DEC 11 2009
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LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-RICHMOND-BURKE-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-
MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON-
RICHLAND-LEE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
BAMBERG-
352 AM EST FRI DEC 11 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND
CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
LEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
THE RECENT HEAVY RAINS AND RESERVOIR RELEASES WILL RESULT IN HIGH
RIVER STAGES. RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR THE
FOLLOWING RIVER FORECAST POINTS:
CONGAREE RIVER AT SANDY RUN AND CAROLINA EASTMAN...
SALUDA RIVER AT CHAPPELLS...
FLOOD WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
SANTEE RIVER IN THE AREA OF TREZESVANTS LANDING
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
WINTER WEATHER...A GULF LOW WILL SPREAD SOME MOISTURE INTO THE
REGION EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE MAINLY
RAIN BUT SOME SLEET MAY BE MIXED IN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. NO
ACCUMULATION OF SLEET IS EXPECTED.
PLEASE REFER TO SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...PRODUCT ID CAESPSCAE.
RIVER FLOODING...THE RECENT HEAVY RAINS AND RESERVOIR RELEASES
WILL RESULT IN HIGH RIVER STAGES. RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN
POSTED FOR SOME OF THE RIVER FORECAST POINTS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
$$