PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
922 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008


THE FOLLOWING ARE TOTALS FROM THE NOVEMBER 13TH THROUGH 15TH
2008 HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT. APPRECIATION FOR THESE REPORTS IS
EXTENDED TO COOPERATIVE AND COCORAHS OBSERVERS.

LOCATION                    COUNTY/STATE        SOURCE    AMOUNT

OFFICIAL REPORTS

HORSE CR.CLRWATER - CLRS1   AIKEN CO GA         USGS      5.06
MCTIER CR. MONETTA - MCTS1  AIKEN CO SC         USGS      4.73
SAVANNAH BL.LK.DAM - NSLG1  RICHMOND CO GA      USGS      4.55
APPLING - APPG1             COLUMBIA CO GA      NWS LARC  4.40
AUGUSTA DANIEL FIELD - KDNL RICHMOND CO GA      ASOS      4.23
PELION - PLNS1              LEXINGTON CO SC     COOP      4.11
AUGUSTA BUSH FIELD - KAGS   RICHMOND CO GA      ASOS      3.88
KIOKEE CR. EVANS - EVNG1    COLUMBIA CO GA      USGS      3.67
SPIRIT CREEK - SPTG1        RICHMOND CO GA      USGS      3.45
BUTLER CREEK RES - FORG1    RICHMOND CO GA      USGS      3.37
WEDGEFIELD - WDGS1          SUMTER CO SC        COOP      3.27
SANDY RUN - SANS1           CALHOUN CO SC       COOP      3.16
COLUMBIA BLO LK M - MURS1   LEXINGTON CO SC     USGS      3.14
FT. GORDON - FRTG1          RICHMOND CO GA      USGS      2.98
MCBEE - MBES1               CHESTERFIELD CO SC  USGS      2.93
SPRINGFIELD - SPRS1         ORANGEBURG CO SC    COOP      2.81
JOHNSTON - JOHS1            EDGEFIELD CO SC     COOP      2.79
SUMTER SHAW AFB - KSSC      SUMTER CO SC        ASOS      2.78
LONGTOWN - LNTS1            FAIRFIELD CO SC     COOP      2.62
BISHOPVILLE - BISS1         LEE CO SC           USGS      2.60
MCENTIRE ANG - KMMT         RICHLAND CO SC      ASOS      2.57
COLUMBIA OWENS FIELD - KCUB RICHLAND CO SC      ASOS      2.53
CEDAR CREEK - BLYS1         RICHLAND CO SC      COOP      2.34
SALUDA FLTR PLT - SADS1     SALUDA CO SC        COOP      2.29
SANDHILL - SAHS1            RICHLAND CO SC      COOP      2.28
ORANGEBURG WTR - ORBS1      ORANGEBURG CO SC    COOP      2.27
ORANGEBURG MUN APT - KOGB   ORANGEBURG CO SC    ASOS      2.26
COLUMBIA METRO APT - KCAE   LEXINGTON CO SC     ASOS      2.19
SAV. RAWS JACKSON - JCKS1   BARNWELL CO SC      USFS      2.14
CAROLINA H.JACKSON - JEFS1  CHESTERFIELD CO SC  USGS      2.13
EDGEFIELD - EGFS1           EDGEFIELD CO SC     USGS      2.12
CHESTERFIELD - CSFS1        CHESTERFIELD CO SC  USGS      2.08
LK GREENWOOD - CHPS1        NEWBERRY CO SC      COOP      1.87
L. G. CHAPPELLS - LGRS1     NEWBERRY CO SC      USGS      1.74
PAGELAND - PAGS1            CHESTERFIELD CO SC  USGS      1.74
BAMBERG - BAMS1             BAMBERG CO SC       COOP      1.66
PAGELAND - PGLS1            CHESTERFIELD CO SC  COOP      1.65
NEWBERRY WKDK - NWYS1       NEWBERRY CO SC      COOP      1.64
CHAPPELLS - CHAS1           NEWBERRY CO SC      COOP      1.63
BLACKVILLE CLEM - BLVS1     BARNWELL CO SC      USGS      1.40
SARDIS - SARG1              BURKE CO GA         USGS      1.37
NEWBERRY - NEWS1            NEWBERRY CO SC      USGS      1.35
USFS NEAR JACKSON - SRVS1   AIKEN CO SC         USFS      1.35
BARNWELL - BNLS1            BARNWELL CO SC      COOP      1.13
SANTEE ST. PAULS - SPLS1    CLARENDON CO SC     USGS      1.04
USFS NR. JACKSON - SRSS1    AIKEN CO SC         USFS      1.03


THE FOLLOWING ARE COCORAHS PRECIPITATION REPORTS

 LOCATION              COCORAH ID    AMOUNT 

 NORTH AUGUSTA 3.3 N   SC-AK-13      5.27
 NORTH AUGUSTA 1.7 NNW SC-AK-10      5.18
 AIKEN 0.9 SSE         SC-AK-1       4.91
 AIKEN 5.0 SSW         SC-AK-12      4.88
 GROVETOWN 0.4 NE      GA-CU-2       4.79
 AUGUSTA 2.1 NE        GA-RC-2       4.66
 MARTINEZ 2.9 WSW      GA-CU-4       4.57
 LANGLEY 0.2 SE        SC-AK-6       4.48
 TRENTON 6.3 SSW       SC-ED-2       4.03
 LEXINGTON 1.6 WNW     SC-LX-5       3.67
 NORTH 0.3 W           SC-OR-3       3.59
 LEXINGTON 0.8 WNW     SC-LX-36      3.41
 OAK GROVE 2.2 SW      SC-LX-8       3.33
 LEXINGTON 5.9 SW      SC-LX-22      3.32
 LEXINGTON 5.1 WNW     SC-LX-30      3.29
 LEXINGTON 3.4 SSE     SC-LX-26      3.17
 LEXINGTON 7.1 SSW     SC-LX-6       3.05
 WEST COLUMBIA 1.2 W   SC-LX-37      3.04
 LEXINGTON 2.9 NE      SC-LX-35      3.04
 SEVEN OAKS 2.2 NNE    SC-RC-3       2.93
 IRMO 1.1 WNW          SC-LX-25      2.93
 WEST COLUMBIA 8.0 SW  SC-LX-38      2.90
 LEXINGTON 1.0 SE      SC-LX-31      2.80
 COLUMBIA 6.8 NNE      SC-RC-9       2.72
 DENTSVILLE 6.6 NNE    SC-RC-1       2.69
 IRMO 3.3 NW           SC-RC-4       2.62
 SALUDA 6.1 SW         SC-SL-2       2.60
 IRMO 3.3 WNW          SC-RC-26      2.56
 GILBERT 7.2 NNW       SC-LX-29      2.47
 COLUMBIA 2.9 N        SC-RC-17      2.44
 CAMDEN 4.2 ENE        SC-KR-3       2.40
 IRMO 4.2 NNW          SC-RC-16      2.36
 IRMO 4.2 NNW          SC-RC-5       2.35
 CHAPIN 2.8 SSE        SC-LX-28      2.18
 POMARIA 4.0 N         SC-NW-2       1.63
 SUMMERTON 8.4 SE      SC-CD-1       1.21
 FORT MILL 3.5 ENE     SC-LN-2       1.15

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