Lake Wind Advisory in effect until 11 PM EST Thursday...
Tonight
Cloudy with a chance of rain with areas of drizzle. Breezy with lows in the upper 40s. North winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Thursday
Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. Breezy with highs in the mid 50s. North winds around 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
The Flood Warning continues for the Congaree River at Carolina Eastman. * Until further notice... or until the warning is cancelled. * At 7 PM Wednesday the stage was 115.2 feet. * Flood stage is 115.0 feet. * Moderate flooding is forecast. * Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 121.2 feet early Saturday morning. * Flood history... this crest compares to a previous crest of 121.2 feet on Oct 10 2005.
Flood Advisory
Statement as of 11:20 PM EST on November 11, 2009
The Flood Advisory continues for the Congaree River at Columbia. * Until Friday morning. * At 11 PM Wednesday the stage was 11.4 feet. * Flood stage is 19.0 feet. * Forecast... the river will rise to crest at 16.7 feet Friday early afternoon. * Advisory stage is 10.0 feet. * At 16.0 feet... old State Road ( SC 66) below Cayce becomes flooded.
Lake Wind Advisory
Statement as of 11:14 AM EST on November 11, 2009
... Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until 11 PM EST Thursday...
A lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until 11 PM EST Thursday.
Low pressure near the coast will bring northeast to north winds of 15 to 25 knots... along with higher gusts through Thursday.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A lake Wind Advisory indicates that winds will cause rough chop on area lakes. Small boats and personal watercraft will be especially prone to capsizing.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 8:49 PM EST on November 11, 2009
The following are totals from the recent heavy rainfall event. Appreciation for these reports is extended to cooperative observers... Skywarn spotters... Highway departments... and media.
Location County/state source amount
Official reports
Augusta 11th St - agug1 Richmond co GA NWS larc 4.09 Augusta Bush Field - kags Richmond co GA ASOS 4.44 Augusta Daniel Field - kdnl Richmond co GA ASOS 3.40 Bamberg - bams1 Bamberg co SC coop 2.25 Barnwell - bnls1 Barnwell co SC coop 2.83 Bishopville - biss1 Lee co SC USGS 2.38 Bishopville - bsps1 Lee co SC coop 2.52 Blackville Clem - blvs1 Barnwell co SC USGS 3.57 Butler Creek res - forg1 Richmond co GA USGS 3.36 Carolina h.Jackson - jefs1 Chesterfield co SC USGS 3.72 Cedar Creek - blys1 Richland co SC coop 2.58 Chappells - chas1 Newberry co SC coop 4.09 Chesterfield - csfs1 Chesterfield co SC USGS 2.82 Chesterfield - ctfs1 Chesterfield co SC coop 3.10 Columbia blo lk M - murs1 Lexington co SC USGS 3.42 Columbia Metro apt - kcae Lexington co SC ASOS 3.00 Columbia Owens field - kcub Richland co SC ASOS 3.02 Edgefield - egfs1 Edgefield co SC USGS 3.59 ft. Gordon - frtg1 Richmond co GA USGS 0.33 horse CR.Clrwater - clrs1 Aiken co GA USGS 4.00 jefferies Hydro - pins1 Berkeley co SC coop 1.65 Johnston - johs1 Edgefield co SC coop 3.95 Kiokee CR. Evans - evng1 Columbia co GA USGS 4.78 l. G. Chappells - lgrs1 Newberry co SC USGS 3.29 Lake Marion - pnvs1 Clarendon co SC coop 2.31 Lake Wateree - wats1 Kershaw co SC coop 2.51 lk Greenwood - chps1 Newberry co SC coop 3.88 Longtown - lnts1 Fairfield co SC coop 3.30 McBee - mbes1 Chesterfield co SC USGS 2.34 McCormick - mccs1 McCormick co SC coop 4.23 mcentire ang - kmmt Richland co SC ASOS 3.15 McTier CR. Monetta - mcts1 Aiken co SC USGS 3.19 Neal Shoals - nels1 Union co SC coop 2.20 Newberry - news1 Newberry co SC USGS 4.52 Newberry wkdk - nwys1 Newberry co SC coop 4.20 Orangeburg mun apt - kogb Orangeburg co SC ASOS 2.89 Orangeburg wtr - orbs1 Orangeburg co SC coop 1.42 Pageland - pags1 Chesterfield co SC USGS 3.00 Pelion - plns1 Lexington co SC coop 3.02 Rimini - rims1 Clarendon co SC coop 2.52 Saluda fltr plt - sads1 Saluda co SC coop 3.96 Sandhill - sahs1 Richland co SC coop 2.48 Sandy Run - sans1 Calhoun co SC coop 4.30 Santee St. Pauls - spls1 Clarendon co SC USGS 1.46 Sardis - sarg1 Burke co GA USGS 2.35 sav. RAWS Jackson - jcks1 Barnwell co SC usfs 2.47 Savannah bl.Lk.Dam - nslg1 Richmond co GA USGS 4.24 spirit creek - sptg1 Richmond co GA USGS 3.08 Springfield - sprs1 Orangeburg co SC coop 3.61 Sumter Shaw AFB - kssc Sumter co SC ASOS 2.89 usfs near Jackson - srvs1 Aiken co SC usfs 4.63 usfs nr. Jackson - srss1 Aiken co SC usfs 4.58 waynesb. Girard - girg1 Burke co GA USGS 2.90 Waynesboro - wyng1 Burke co GA coop 2.34 Winnsboro - wnbs1 Fairfield co SC coop 2.50
The following are cocorahs precipitation reports
location cocorah ID amount
Aiken 0.9 SSE SC-AK-1 4.09 Aiken 2.7 NW SC-AK-15 4.13 Aiken 8.1 SSE SC-AK-16 4.00 Aiken 1.0 SSW SC-AK-23 3.92 Aiken 7.2 NNE SC-AK-18 3.82 Augusta 2.1 NE GA-rc-2 4.12 Augusta 2.3 E GA-rc-1 3.99 Beech Island 1.6 NE SC-AK-19 4.00 Blythewood 4.7 SSE SC-rc-6 2.86 Blythewood 1.1 se SC-rc-25 2.35 Camden 4.2 ENE SC-kr-3 2.25 Chapin 2.8 SSE SC-lx-28 3.42 Columbia 6.8 NNE SC-rc-9 2.60 Columbia 6.7 N SC-rc-12 2.46 Columbia 6.0 SSW SC-rc-29 2.32 Columbia 2.7 NNW SC-rc-28 2.27 Dentsville 6.6 NNE SC-rc-1 1.33 Edgefield 10.5 N SC-ed-5 3.71 Elgin 1.2 SW SC-kr-9 2.37 Evans 2.1 NNW GA-cu-3 4.71 Fort Mill 3.5 ENE SC-ln-2 3.51 Gaston 3.8 W SC-lx-44 3.72 Gaston 4.4 N SC-lx-40 3.40 Gaston 5.3 E SC-CA-2 3.46 Gilbert 1.2 SSW SC-lx-39 3.64 Holly Hill 0.4 N SC-or-5 1.06 Hopkins 3.9 NNE SC-rc-30 2.75 Irmo 4.4 N SC-rc-7 3.62 Irmo 3.3 WNW SC-rc-26 3.30 Irmo 3.3 NW SC-rc-4 3.20 Irmo 4.2 NNW SC-rc-5 3.16 Jackson 3.4 ENE SC-AK-3 4.75 Lexington 1.6 WNW SC-lx-5 3.59 Lexington 5.1 WNW SC-lx-30 3.53 Lexington 7.1 SSW SC-lx-6 3.48 Lexington 2.9 NE SC-lx-35 3.26 Lexington 3.4 SSE SC-lx-26 3.23 Lexington 5.9 SW SC-lx-22 3.21 Lexington 1.2 SW SC-lx-43 3.03 Lugoff 1.6 WSW SC-kr-8 2.42 Manning 8.2 S SC-cd-2 1.34 Martinez 0.7 WSW GA-cu-1 4.23 north 0.3 W SC-or-3 2.87 North Augusta 3.3 N SC-AK-13 3.75 North Augusta 3.1 N SC-AK-17 2.83 North Augusta 4.2 NE SC-AK-4 2.66 Oak Grove 2.2 SW SC-lx-8 3.50 Oak Grove 1.4 N SC-lx-7 2.64 Pomaria 4.0 N SC-NW-2 4.69 Saluda 0.9 NE SC-sl-4 3.86 Saluda 6.1 SW SC-sl-2 3.81 Seven Oaks 2.2 NNE SC-rc-3 3.12 Summerton 5.2 SSE SC-cd-4 1.63 Summerton 8.4 se SC-cd-1 1.20 Sumter 1.3 se SC-sm-1 1.71 Trenton 6.3 SSW SC-ed-2 3.71 Vance 1.5 ENE SC-or-6 1.72 West Columbia 1.2 W SC-lx-37 3.18 West Columbia 8.0 SW SC-lx-38 3.15