034  
WGUS82 KCAE 171541  
FLSCAE  
 
FLOOD STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
1041 AM EST MON FEB 17 2025  
 
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTH  
CAROLINA...  
 
CONGAREE RIVER AT CONGAREE RIVER AT CONGAREE NP NEAR GADSDEN  
AFFECTING RICHLAND AND CALHOUN COUNTIES.  
 
CONGAREE RIVER AT CAROLINA EASTMAN AFFECTING RICHLAND, CALHOUN  
AND LEXINGTON COUNTIES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVERBANKS.  
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.  
 
THIS EVENING AT 1045 PM EST.  
 

 
 
SCC017-079-180345-  
/O.EXT.KCAE.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250220T1630Z/  
/GADS1.1.ER.250214T1152Z.250215T2345Z.250219T1630Z.UU/  
1041 AM EST MON FEB 17 2025  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE THURSDAY MORNING
 
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...CONGAREE RIVER AT CONGAREE RIVER AT CONGAREE NP NEAR  
GADSDEN.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL LATE THURSDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 15.0 FEET, FLOODING BEGINS IN THE CONGAREE NATIONAL  
PARK. THIS WILL BEGIN TO PRODUCE FLOODING OF PORTIONS OF THE LOWER  
BOARDWALK.  
AT 17.0 FEET, THE ACCESS ROAD TO THE SANDY RUN SUBDIVISION BECOMES  
FLOODED. THE LOWER BOARDWALK IN THE CONGAREE NATIONAL PARK BECOMES  
FLOODED BY CEDAR CREEK.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 10:00 AM EST MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.9 FEET.  
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.  
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS  
ENDING AT 10:00 AM EST MONDAY WAS 16.9 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE  
LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 7.7 FEET  
SATURDAY MORNING.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3384 8090 3380 8083 3377 8085 3380 8091  
 

 
 
SCC017-063-079-180345-  
/O.EXT.KCAE.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-250219T1600Z/  
/CEAS1.2.ER.250214T0531Z.250215T1200Z.250218T1600Z.UU/  
1041 AM EST MON FEB 17 2025  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING
 
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...CONGAREE RIVER AT CAROLINA EASTMAN.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.  
 
* 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 7:00 AM EST MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 114.9 FEET.  
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 114.0 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO A CREST OF 115.4  
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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