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My Location: Des Moines, IA
Current Time: 09:30:00 AM CDT
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| Type | Flood Warning |
Flood Warning |
| Issued By | NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC | |
| Issuing Time | Thu, 26 Sep 2024 09:54:00 PDT | |
| Broadcast Time | Thu, 26 Sep 2024 09:54:00 PDT | |
| Valid Until | Fri, 27 Sep 2024 10:00:00 PDT | |
| Brief Description | Flood Warning | |
| Detailed Description | The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in South Carolina. Saluda River Near above Old Easley Rd, 5 W Greenville affecting Pickens and Greenville Counties. Saluda River At West Pelzer affecting Anderson and Greenville Counties. .Two unique rounds of rainfall, one ongoing and continuing through early this afternoon resulting from tropical moisture interacting with a stationary front, and another beginning tonight and lasting through Friday morning associated with Hurricane Helene, are expected to result in considerable to catastrophic Major flooding across the upper Saluda River Valley. This flooding has the potential to be the worst flooding observed in the modern era, exceeding even the flooding which occurred on February 6-7, 2020, and rivaling the flooding from 1949. This flooding may shutdown several roadways. especially above Piedmont Dam to the Saluda River headwaters above Saluda Lake. A few roadways may experience strong and damaging streamflows, possibly causing damage to roadway infrastructure including culverts and bridges. Several structures, including homes and businesses, are likely to be inundated as a result of Major flooding. A few structures may become uninhabitable and some structures may become completely destroyed due to ruinous flooding. Confidence in significant rainfall is high, but small reductions or increases in storm-total rainfall may result in notable changes to the forecast crests. It is absolutely imperative that you maintain awareness of the latest forecasts and plan NOW to respond to the worst-case scenario for your area. * WHAT. Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE. Saluda River at West Pelzer. * WHEN. From Friday morning to early Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS. At 16.0 feet, Moderate Flood Stage. Crawlspaces for the lowest-elevation homes in the Pelzer Mills area, where Lyman and Adger Streets come together, may be in imminent danger of flooding. At 18.0 feet, Streets and homes in the mill area will be flooded. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 12:00 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 5.3 feet. - Action/Advisory Stage is 9.0 feet. - Forecast. The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tomorrow morning to a crest of 18.1 feet early Saturday morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Sunday morning. - Minor Flood Stage is 12.0 feet. Moderate Flood Stage is 16.0 feet. Major Flood Stage is 20.0 feet. - Flood History. This crest compares to a previous crest of 18.0 feet on 10/22/1918. This flood has the potential to be the most significant in the modern era. The Saluda River reached 13.36 feet on February 7, 2020, which is the most significant flood this century. - Http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood |
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