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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Columbia SC
1100 AM EDT Fri May 16 2025

...Forecast flooding changed to Minor severity for the following
rivers in South Carolina...

  Congaree River At Carolina Eastman affecting Richland, Lexington
  and Calhoun Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Residents and those with interests near the river should monitor
rising water levels and take action if necessary.

Most flooding deaths occur in vehicles. Never drive through a
flooded roadway or around barricades. Turn around, don`t drown.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued by this evening at 1100 PM EDT.

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SCC017-063-079-170300-
/O.CON.KCAE.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-250517T1600Z/
/CEAS1.2.ER.250512T2014Z.250514T1834Z.250517T1330Z.UU/
1100 AM EDT Fri May 16 2025

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Congaree River at Carolina Eastman.

* WHEN...Until early tomorrow afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 115.0 feet, Flooding occurs in low lying areas of the
  Carolina Eastman Facility and at the Congaree National Park.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:02 AM EDT Friday the stage was 114.9 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 114.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 116.9
    feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage late
    tomorrow morning.
  - Flood stage is 115.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3396 8100 3387 8092 3379 8097 3394 8106


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