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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
238 PM EDT TUE APR 14 2026
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
-NOAAPORT
OTHER NWS PARTNERS, USERS, AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: BLAIR HOLLOWAY, HYDRO PROGRAM MANAGER
WFO CHARLESTON, SC
SUBJECT: TRANSITIONING RIVER FORECAST SERVICES FROM FLOOD-ONLY TO
DAILY ISSUANCE FOR THE OHOOPEE RIVER NEAR REIDSVILLE, GA (REDG1)
EFFECTIVE APRIL 28, 2026, THE SOUTHEAST RIVER FORECAST CENTER
(SERFC) WILL BEGIN ISSUING FORECASTS FOR THE OHOOPEE RIVER NEAR
REIDSVILLE, GA (REDG1) ON A DAILY BASIS. PREVIOUSLY, THIS LOCATION
WAS DESIGNATED AS A FLOOD-ONLY FORECAST POINT, MEANING THE FIVE-
DAY FORECAST WAS ONLY PROVIDED BY THE SERFC WHEN RIVER LEVELS WERE
EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR OR ABOVE MINOR FLOOD STAGE. FOLLOWING
INQUIRIES FROM PARTNERS AND USERS, THE SERFC WILL NOW PROVIDE A
FORECAST DAILY AND YEAR-ROUND.
THIS TRANSITION PROVIDES SEVERAL BENEFITS. FIRST, SITUATIONAL
AWARENESS IS ENHANCED BY PROVIDING VALUABLE DATA DURING DROUGHT
AND LOW FLOW CONDITIONS AND NOT JUST DURING FLOOD EVENTS. SECOND,
THERE IS AN ENHANCEMENT OF SERVICES FOR RECREATIONAL INTERESTS AND
PUBLIC SAFETY ALONG THE RIVER. FINALLY, CONSISTENCY IS IMPROVED
BY PROVIDING DAILY MODELING OF POINTS SITUATED BETWEEN OR ABOVE
EXISTING DAILY FORECAST LOCATIONS TO ENSURE A MORE SEAMLESS
HYDROLOGIC PROFILE ACROSS THE AREA.
THE DAILY FORECASTS FOR THE OHOOPEE RIVER NEAR REIDSVILLE WILL BE
AVAILABLE ONLINE VIA THE NATIONAL WATER PREDICTION SERVICE WEB
PAGE (WATER.NOAA.GOV).
FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE CHANGES, PLEASE CONTACT:
BLAIR HOLLOWAY
HYDRO PROGRAM MANAGER
NWS CHARLESTON, SC
EMAIL: BLAIR.HOLLOWAY@NOAA.GOV
PHONE: 843-747-5860
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