No snow for you Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Dams have started failing in the Columbia area. Which ones? My parents live on a small lake. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Scanner just mentioned Lake Dogwood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Dams have started failing in the Columbia area. Indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 And this from Twitter... Columbia SC fire says the Forest Lake dam is being over topped and may fail soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Scanner: Arcadia Lake bridge has been compromised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 wow, this is insane. everyone be safe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NRVwxfan. Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Which ones? My parents live on a small lake. Thanks Old Mill in Lexington. Arcadia Lakes. Forest Lakes is in great danger of going. Edit Forest Lakes has apparently failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NRVwxfan. Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Indeed Ive had at least 15-16 inches. Just unreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No snow for you Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 And this from Twitter... Columbia SC fire says the Forest Lake dam is being over topped and may fail soon. Crap that is where my parents live. They are not there thankfully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormyClearweather Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 An NWS employe reported 24.23 inches of rain at Boone Hill plantation. That's just stunning. The GFS gives Columbia another 5+ inches, and areas just south of Myrtle Beach 10+ (as of 18z). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 West Columbia FF was swept away and they have lost visual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 West Columbia FF was swept away and they have lost visual Awful news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Live TV feed from Columbia here for anyone interested... http://www.wltx.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 West Columbia FF was swept away and they have lost visual That was terrible to hear. Hope that turns out oK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Old Mill in Lexington. Arcadia Lakes. Forest Lakes is in great danger of going. Edit Forest Lakes has apparently failed. Are these rumors or confirmed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 News 19 WLTX @WLTX 7m7 minutes ago NWS: Forest Lake and Arcadia Lakes dams have not failed but water is spilling over already http://on.wltx.com/1OP2Q5N Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Are these rumors or confirmed Old Mill Rd in Lexington Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a5ehren Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Hi everyone! I am traveling tomorrow afternoon from Wilmington, NC south on hwy 17 to Hilton Head, SC. That said, I was wondering where would likely be the best place to go in the Charleston area to document the worst flooding? I ask because I'm totally unfamiliar with that area. Thanks in advance! Edit: In other words, which areas are typically more prone to flooding? I would think significant portions of US-17 are going to be closed, and you almost certainly will not be allowed in downtown Charleston. You will have an extremely difficult time getting anywhere in SC today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No snow for you Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 News 19 WLTX @WLTX 7m7 minutes ago NWS: Forest Lake and Arcadia Lakes dams have not failed but water is spilling over already http://on.wltx.com/1OP2Q5N It is a breach and water has totally engulfed them but they have not failed yet. Forest lake dam was completely rebuilt about 20 years ago. It should be very strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 26.5" max on radar so far. SE of Sumter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpstateSCBud Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Looks like the bulk of the heavy stuff may go south of GSP. Hopefully this thing will wrap up soon here. I'm done with the rain. Thought I wanted a lot but I'll take my 5" and tap out. Prayers to all dealing with this flooding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Stay safe, dam collapse Check out @JWatson_Wx's Tweet: https://twitter.com/JWatson_Wx/status/650668690568970240?s=09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullCityWx Posted October 4, 2015 Author Share Posted October 4, 2015 CAE forecast is laughable so far So far I've had less than half the rain we had over night Wednesday into Thursday from the passage of the front. Nothing but light rain and drizzle, and I couldn't be happier about it. The radar is very very lacking, more good news. Did we learn a lesson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
09-10 analogy Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 It seems like things are really deteriorating around Columbia this morning. They just showed a broadcast of the Garners Ferry Road area -- one I've been down here enough to be somewhat familiar with. Completely flooded out. It's strange. I sit here in the second floor of a high rise apartment with the window open, hearing the rain fall. A soothing sound and not unwelcome given the stresses of this week for me personally. Yet that soothing rain is creating such havoc and even misery across the area. Generally these flash flooding rains come with severe thunderstorms -- wind and lightning, etc. -- so the severity of the situation is punctuated by the drama inherent in a thunderstorm. Not so here, even though this is truly a disaster in the making. I've been down here enough to consider Columbia something of a second home. I'm right fond of the city although I could never live here: as hot as DC is, ain't nothing compared to the summers around here. Hopefully the damage to people, pets, and property will be limited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.C. Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Did we learn a lesson? Indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 MESOSCALE PRECIPITATION DISCUSSION 0551NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD1026 AM EDT SUN OCT 04 2015 AREAS AFFECTED...SOUTH CAROLINA...EXTREME SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA CONCERNING...HEAVY RAINFALL...FLASH FLOODING LIKELY VALID 041415Z - 042015Z SUMMARY...A HISTORIC RAINFALL EVENT CONTINUES ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHCAROLINA THIS MORNING WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL RATES CONTINUING.WIDESPREAD SEVERE AND LOCALLY CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODING WILLCONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.DISCUSSION...A WELL-DEFINED AND DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE PLUMEFEEDING IN OFF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN INTO THE NORTH SIDE OF THECLOSED UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. HAS BEEN SLOWLYPIVOTING IN A CYCLONIC FASHION TO MORE OF A WEST/EAST ORIENTATION.THIS HAS ALLOWED THE PERSISTENT AND INTENSE BAND OF HEAVY RAINFALLAND THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA TO PIVOTVERY SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD...WHICH HAS TAKEN THE WORST OF THERAINFALL OUT OF THE CHARLESTON METROPOLITAN AREA FOR THE TIMEBEING.THE DEEP MOISTURE PLUME IS COINCIDING WITH TREMENDOUS MID ANDUPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE AROUND THE NORTHEASTERN FLANK OF THE UPPERLOW...WHICH IS FOSTERING VIGOROUS ASCENT IN AN ENVIRONMENT WITH1.8 TO 2.3 INCH PW VALUES AS PER GOES-SOUNDER AND GPS DATA. SOMEOF THIS MOISTURE AGAIN IS ORIGINATING FROM HURRICANE JOAQUIN WELLOFF THE EAST COAST WHICH IS CONFIRMED BY THE CIRA LAYERED PWPRODUCT. A RATHER STRONG INSTABILITY GRADIENT IS NOTED TOO NEARTHE COASTAL FRONT AND OFFSHORE...WITH MUCAPE VALUES OF 1000-2000J/KG NEAR THE UPPER SOUTH CAROLINA COAST. THE ENHANCED DEEP LAYERMOISTURE AND INSTABILITY TRANSPORT INTO THE BOUNDARY ARECONTRIBUTING TO ENHANCED RAINFALL RATES...WHICH ARE NEAR 3INCHES/HR WITHIN THE STRONGER CONVECTIVE BANDS NEAR THE COAST. HI RES GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVERTHE NEXT SIX HOURS WILL BE ON THE ORDER OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WITHISOLATED HEAVIER AMOUNTS TO NEAR 8 INCHES. THESE AMOUNTS WILL BEON TOP OF AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY SEEN WELL IN EXCESS 12 INCHES OFRAIN...AND ISOLATED AREAS OF OVER 20 INCHES. THE HEAVIER AMOUNTSOVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CONFINED TO CENTRAL ANDEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND WITH A STRONGER FOCUS CLOSER TO THENORTH CAROLINA BORDER WHERE ENHANCED LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE ISNOTED. THESE RAINFALL TOTALS WILL EXACERBATE WHAT IS ALREADY A SERIOUSLIFE-THREATENING EVENT WITH SEVERE AND LOCALLY CATASTROPHIC FLASHFLOODING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 It is getting bad quickly all over the Columbia/Lexington area. National news keeps focusing on Charleston. But Columbia has reports of people trapped in homes, cars, etc. I have several friends who have 3-5 feet of water in first level of home and it is rising. 911 is overwhelmed with calls. Lake Murray Dam is about to release water to ease flooding around Lake. That is going to increase flooding down stream here in the West Columbia area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullCityWx Posted October 4, 2015 Author Share Posted October 4, 2015 Cooper Library and Forest Acres PD reportedly underwater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sctvman Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Just an awful situation in SC. Gonna take a long time for Charleston and Columbia to dig out of this. All 3 local stations in Charleston have been airing their own coverage all morning. Georgetown and Williamsburg County schools already closed for tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No snow for you Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Cooper Library and Forest Acres PD reportedly underwater I never thought I would live to see that day. That is bc forest lake dam broke btw. Pics on Facebook are scary. Inlaws just got out and had to be boated out. Columbia has asked people with boats come help is what I was told Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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