PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1021 AM EDT WED AUG 8 2012


THE FOLLOWING ARE TOTALS FROM THE RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT.
APPRECIATION FOR THESE REPORTS IS EXTENDED TO COOPERATIVE
OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS...HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS... AND MEDIA.

LOCATION                    COUNTY/STATE        SOURCE    AMOUNT

OFFICIAL REPORTS

FORT GORDON - FRTG1         RICHMOND CO GA      USGS      3.96
MONETTA - MCTS1             AIKEN CO SC         USGS      3.70
LONGTOWN - LNTS1            FAIRFIELD CO SC     COOP      3.35
AIKEN - AKIS1               AIKEN CO SC         COOP      2.99
3NE AIKEN - D9283           AIKEN CO SC         APRSWXNET 2.83
L. G. CHAPPELLS - LGRS1     NEWBERRY CO SC      USGS      2.50
L.G. CHAPPELLS - LGRS1      NEWBERRY CO SC      COOP      2.50
SUMTER - C7235              SUMTER CO SC        APRSWXNET 2.48
SPIRIT CREEK - SPTG1        RICHMOND CO GA      USGS      2.31
BUTLER CREEK - FORG1        RICHMOND CO GA      USGS      2.00
3SSE RED BANK - D6584       LEXINGTON CO SC     APRSWXNET 1.97
LK GREENWOOD - CHPS1        NEWBERRY CO SC      COOP      1.93
AUGUSTA DANIEL FIELD - KDNL RICHMOND CO GA      ASOS      1.78
CHERAW WATER PLANT - CEWS1  CHESTERFIELD CO SC  COOP      1.70
COLUMBIA OWENS FIELD - KCUB RICHLAND CO SC      ASOS      1.58
ORANGEBURG WTR - ORBS1      ORANGEBURG CO SC    COOP      1.53
MCENTIRE ANG - KMMT         RICHLAND CO SC      ASOS      1.52
6SSW AUGUSTA - C9832        RICHMOND CO GA      APRSWXNET 1.31
SARDIS - SARG1              BURKE CO GA         USGS      1.22
COLUMBIA METRO APT - KCAE   LEXINGTON CO SC     ASOS      1.09
CHESTERFIELD - CSFS1        CHESTERFIELD CO SC  USGS      1.06
MCBEE - MBES1               CHESTERFIELD CO SC  USGS      0.99
NEWBERRY - NEWS1            NEWBERRY CO SC      USGS      0.91
APPLING - APPG1             COLUMBIA CO GA      NWS LARC  0.90
BLACKVILLE CLEM - BLVS1     BARNWELL CO SC      USGS      0.89
PAGELAND - PAGS1            CHESTERFIELD CO SC  USGS      0.80
AUGUSTA BUSH FIELD - KAGS   RICHMOND CO GA      ASOS      0.72
WAYNESBORO - WYNG1          BURKE CO GA         COOP      0.69
AUGUSTA 11TH ST - AGUG1     RICHMOND CO GA      NWS LARC  0.58
CLARKES L SAVANNAH - LCSS1  AIKEN CO SC         COOP      0.55


THE FOLLOWING ARE COCORAHS PRECIPITATION REPORTS

 LOCATION              COCORAH ID    AMOUNT 

 THOMSON 3 S           GAMD01        4.40
 NORTH AUGUSTA 3.3 N   SCAK13        3.56
 GASTON 3.8 W          SCLX44        3.54 
 AIKEN 2.7 NW          SCAK15        2.82
 CHAPIN 2.8 SSE        SCLX28        2.38
 JOHNSTON 0.2 SW       SCED07        2.10
 NORTH AUGUSTA 1.7 NNW SCAK10        2.05
 SUMTER 1.3 SE         SCSM01        2.03
 LEXINGTON 5.9 SW      SCLX22        1.59
 GASTON 5.3 E          SCCA02        1.56
 CHAPIN 1.3 SSE        SCLX49        1.51
 ORANGEBURG 7.2 N      SCOR10        1.48 
 ST. MATTHEWS 3.2 ENE  SCCA01        1.32
 CHAPIN 1.4 S          SCLX51        1.31
 LEXINGTON 3.4 SSE     SCLX26        0.96
 MCCORMICK 2.3 W       SCMC05        0.94
 GILBERT 1.2 SSW       SCLX39        0.82
 AIKEN 2.7 NW          SCAK15        0.82
 LEXINGTON 4.2 ENE     SCLX48        0.80
 BLYTHEWOOD 4.7 SSE    SCRC06        0.76
 LEXINGTON 2.9 NE      SCLX35        0.73
 COLUMBIA 6.8 NNE      SCRC09        0.72
 COLUMBIA 3.1 E        SCRC42        0.72
 WINNSBORO 0.1 NE      SCFR01        0.68
 LANCASTER 2.0 NNW     SCLN04        0.63
 LEXINGTON 5.9 SW      SCLX22        0.59
 MANNING 3.3 WNW       SCCD07        0.58
 LEXINGTON 1.2 SW      SCLX43        0.57
 NORTH AUGUSTA 3.3 N   SCAK13        0.56
 IRMO 3.3 NW           SCRC04        0.55
 GASTON 3.8 W          SCLX44        0.54
 LEXINGTON 1.6 WNW     SCLX05        0.53 
 COLUMBIA 9.6 WNW      SCLX63        0.53
 AIKEN 1.0 SSW         SCAK23        0.52
 CHAPIN 1.3 SSE        SCLX49        0.51
 IRMO 4.2 NNW          SCRC05        0.51
  

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