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SC Rainfall Jan 28th-29th | GA Rainfall Jan 28th-29th |
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Public Information Statement...Updated National Weather Service Columbia SC 1145 AM EST Mon Jan 29 2018 ...Rainfall Reports.... An area of low pressure formed along the Gulf Coast late Saturday night and Sunday and shifted to the ENE up the Carolina coast Sunday night into early Monday. Light rainfall associated with this system spread into portions of the CSRA and SC Midlands Saturday night, with light to moderate rain spreading across the remainder of the region Sunday, with heavier showers occurring mainly Sunday evening. The rain tapered and moved out of the region late Sunday night. Listed below are total rainfall amounts for this event. Location Amount Provider ...Georgia... ...Burke County... Brier Creek Near Waynesboro 1.11 in GOES Midville 0.96 in COOP Waynesboro/Girard 8 NNW 0.95 in GOES ...Columbia County... 1 E Evans 1.89 in CWOP 3 NW Evans 1.79 in CWOP Appling 2.0 SE 1.75 in COCORAHS 3 N Evans 1.74 in COCORAHS Kiokee Creek Nr Evans 1.71 in GOES 8 NNE Dearing 1.70 in CWOP Appling LARC 1.60 in UCOOP 2 NNW Grovetown 0.92 in MESOWEST ...McDuffie County... Thomson-McDuffie Co Airport 2.06 in AWOS Thomson 1.5 SSE 2.01 in COOP 3 WSW Dearing 1.79 in CWOP 2 S Thomson 1.73 in COCORAHS ...Richmond County... Daniel Field Airport 1.79 in ASOS 3 W North Augusta 1.67 in MESOWEST 3 S Fort Gordon 1.29 in HADS Augusta Bush Field 1.21 in ASOS 6 NE Hephzibah 1.21 in COCORAHS 6 SSW Augusta 1.12 in CWOP Savannah R.-butler Ck. 1.06 in GOES 7 SSE Augusta 0.96 in AWS ...South Carolina... ...Aiken County... 2 W North Augusta 1.77 in CWOP Aiken 1.70 in CWOP 6 S Monetta 1.59 in HADS Aiken 1.58 in COCORAHS 2 S Aiken 1.53 in COCORAHS Aiken 1.50 in PUBLIC 4 S Aiken 1.48 in COCORAHS 1 SSE Graniteville 1.46 in COCORAHS 3 SSE Aiken 1.45 in COCORAHS 6 NW Windsor 1.45 in COCORAHS 2 SSE Burnettown 1.45 in COCORAHS 2 SSE Aiken 1.45 in COCORAHS 1 N Aiken 1.45 in COCORAHS 2 NE New Ellenton 1.42 in COCORAHS 3 NNE Gloverville 1.38 in CWOP 1 NW Aiken 1.35 in COCORAHS 3 ENE New Ellenton 1.35 in COCORAHS 2 WNW Aiken 1.35 in COCORAHS 2 NE New Ellenton 1.25 in COCORAHS Wagener 1.20 in COOP 1 ENE Perry 1.12 in COCORAHS ...Bamberg County... Bamberg 1.23 in COOP 2 WNW Denmark 0.83 in COCORAHS ...Barnwell County... 8 WSW Snelling 1.02 in RAWS 1 WSW Barnwell 0.92 in COCORAHS 2 W Blackville 0.83 in GOES 2 W Blackville 0.82 in CWOP Sc Blackville 3 W 0.79 in GOES Barnwell 5 ENE 0.77 in COOP ...Calhoun County... 3 ENE Swansea 1.09 in COCORAHS ...Chesterfield County... 6 E Jefferson 1.96 in RAWS 3 SE Pageland 1.95 in GOES USGS Raingage McBee 1.91 in GOES 1 W Cheraw 1.39 in CWOP Black Cr Below Chesterfield 1.23 in GOES ...Clarendon County... Manning 8.2 S 2.26 in COCORAHS Manning 2.03 in COOP 5 NNE Santee 1.87 in RAWS ...Edgefield County... Johnston 2.10 in COOP 4 NE Murphys Estates 2.03 in COCORAHS 5 NE Murphys Estates 1.99 in COCORAHS 6 S Callison 1.72 in RAWS Edgefield 1.55 in GOES 1 E Murphys Estates 1.39 in CWOP ...Fairfield County... Winnsboro Water Plant 1.86 in COOP 10 ENE Ridgeway 1.52 in CWOP 3 SE Ridgeway 1.32 in AWS ...Kershaw County... 1 NNE Elgin 2.12 in COCORAHS 5 NNW Rembert 1.85 in COCORAHS 12 NW Camden 1.58 in HADS ...Lancaster County... 1 NNW Lancaster 2.16 in COCORAHS Lancaster Rain Gauge 2.12 in GOES Indian Land 4.7 S 1.80 in COCORAHS ...Lee County... Bishopville 1.66 in COOP 3 NE Bishopville 1.66 in GOES ...Lexington County... 1 W Irmo 2.20 in COCORAHS 2 NE Lexington 2.17 in COCORAHS Gilbert 1.0 SE 2.17 in COCORAHS 2 SW Irmo 2.13 in COCORAHS Lake Murray Dam 2.13 in RCWINDS Crossroads FD Chapin 2.09 in RCWINDS 6 SW Lake Murray of Richland 1.99 in COCORAHS 1 WSW Red Bank 1.89 in COCORAHS 3 SSE Lexington 1.89 in COCORAHS 2 W Oak Grove 1.84 in COCORAHS 2 SSE Red Bank 1.78 in CWOP Columbia Metro Airport 1.67 in ASOS Saluda R Blo Lk Murray D. 1.65 in GOES 1 SW Cayce 1.54 in COCORAHS 1 SSE Cayce 1.54 in COCORAHS 1 E Lexington 1.51 in CWOP 1 N South Congaree 1.35 in CWOP ...McCormick County... 4 N Mount Carmel 2.42 in HADS 2 W Mccormick 2.30 in COCORAHS McCormick 2.14 in COOP Plumb Branch Lake Thurmond 1.81 in GOES Clarks Hill/Lake Thurmond 1.77 in COOP ...Newberry County... Prosperity 4.7 ENE 2.40 in COCORAHS Newberry 2.21 in RCWINDS Newberry 2.19 in COOP Little Mountain 2.16 in COOP 1 N Newberry 2.13 in COCORAHS Lake Greenwood Dam 2.05 in COOP Newberry 1.88 in AWS ...Orangeburg County... Holly Hill 2.13 in COOP 4 E Woodford 1.67 in COCORAHS North 5 NE 1.67 in COOP 6 WSW Santee 1.66 in COCORAHS 4 NW Brookdale 0.89 in COCORAHS Orangeburg 3.2 NW 0.87 in COCORAHS South Fork Edisto River 0.85 in GOES Orangeburg Municipal Airport 0.85 in ASOS Orangeburg 0.83 in COCORAHS Orangeburg 0.82 in COOP ...Richland County... Irmo 2.20 in AWS Utilities Irmo 2.13 in RCWINDS Blythewood 2.09 in COCORAHS Springhill FD Chapin 2.05 in RCWINDS Ballentine 2.05 in RCWINDS 1 NW Irmo 2.05 in COCORAHS Irmo 3.3 NW 2.01 in COCORAHS Upper Richland FD 2.01 in RCWINDS 5 NE Dentsville 1.95 in COCORAHS 5 WSW Elgin 1.95 in COCORAHS 5 ESE Blythewood 1.92 in COCORAHS Sandhill Exper Station 1.86 in COOP Blythewood 1.0 W 1.85 in COCORAHS 3 SW Elgin 1.83 in COCORAHS 4 NE Dentsville 1.80 in CWOP Univ of SC Columbia 1.77 in UCOOP Cedar Creek 1.73 in COOP 3 ENE Blythewood 1.68 in COCORAHS 1 W Forest Acres 1.67 in COCORAHS 2 SE Fort Jackson 1.67 in RAWS 4 SSE Blythewood 1.62 in COCORAHS 8 E Fort Jackson 1.59 in RAWS Columbia Hamilton-Owens Fld 1.43 in ASOS 2 E Cayce 1.36 in AWS McEntire ANG Base 1.34 in AWOS Forest Acres 1.29 in COCORAHS 6 SW Eastover 1.08 in RAWS ...Saluda County... Ridge Spring 2.42 in COCORAHS USGS Saluda 2.24 in GOES Saluda 1.94 in COOP 6 WSW Saluda 1.89 in COCORAHS Saluda 1.87 in CWOP 3 ENE Saluda 1.77 in COCORAHS Ridge Spring 1.24 in AWS ...Sumter County... 1 SW Cherryvale 1.43 in CWOP Sumter 6.8 NNE 1.41 in COCORAHS Sumter 1.26 in COCORAHS Sumter 1.22 in CWOP Shaw AFB 1.08 in AWOS Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.