FLOOD ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1110 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
THE FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR
THE CONGAREE RIVER AT COLUMBIA.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.
* AT 11 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO CREST AT 11.4 FEET EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL TO AROUND 8.2 FEET BY TOMORROW
MORNING.
* ADVISORY STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* AT 13.0 FEET...RIVER WALK NEAR AND UNDER THE HAMPTON STREET BRIDGE
UNDER AROUND 3 FEET OF WATER.
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FLOOD WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 1108 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED FOR
THE CONGAREE RIVER AT CAROLINA EASTMAN.
* UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 7 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 120.3 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 115.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL...GOING BELOW FLOOD
STAGE BY SATURDAY JANUARY 02.
* 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 120.4
FEET ON JUN 10 2003.
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