Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 28 at 12:36AM EDT until September 29 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 9:36pm
Expires:
September 28, 2024 - 9:45am
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in South
Carolina...
Saluda River At West Pelzer affecting Greenville and Anderson
Counties.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South
Carolina...
Saluda River Near above Old Easley Rd, 5 W Greenville affecting
Greenville and Pickens Counties.
* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.
This approaches the flood of record.
* WHERE...Saluda River near above Old Easley Rd, 5 W Greenville.
* WHEN...Until tomorrow evening.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:45 PM EDT Friday the stage was 18.9 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 11:45 PM EDT Friday was 18.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 19.5
feet this morning. It will then fall below flood stage early
tomorrow afternoon.
- Flood stage is 9.5 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
19.4 feet on 10/07/1949.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
This warning will be in effect until the river falls below its
Action/Advisory Stage.
For detailed information including observed and forecast stages,
flood impacts, flood history, FEMA Flood Hazard Layers, and more,
please visit: https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/GSP
The next statement will be issued before this afternoon at 1245 PM
EDT.
Area Description:
Greenville, SC; Pickens, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC