Columbia, SC

Weather Forecast Office

TS Frances Rainfall

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC

305 PM EDT THU SEP 9 2004

...RAINFALL MEASUREMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM FRANCES...

.SUMMARY...

IT APPEARS THAT WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES FELL ACROSS MOST

OF THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA AND MIDLANDS. HIGHER LOCAL

AMOUNTS IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS OCCURRED IN HEAVIER RAIN BANDS.

.NOTES...

INFORMATION SORTED BY STATE...THEN SPECIFIC LOCATIONS LISTED BY

SOURCE. AMOUNTS ARE GIVEN IN INCHES. MANY THANKS TO THE NUMEROUS

SOURCES LISTED BELOW.

...SOUTH CAROLINA...

.OFFICIAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) ASOS OBSERVATIONS...

COLUMBIA OWENS FIELD...3.46

COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN AIRPORT...3.16

ORANGEBURG AIRPORT...2.15

.NWS CO-OPERATIVE OBSERVERS...

JOHNSTON (EDGEFIELD CO)...4.81

LAKE GREENWOOD DAM (NEWBERRY CO)...4.42

AIKEN...4.21

SALUDA...3.95

SANDHILL EXP ST (RICHLAND CO)...3.83

LAKE WATEREE DAM (KERSHAW CO)...3.61

CHAPPELLS (NEWBERRY CO)...3.58

LAKE MURRAY DAM (LEXINGTON CO)...3.40

SANDY RUN (CALHOUN CO)...3.40

SUMTER...3.33

PELION...2.80

.MILITARY...

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE...2.42

.US FOREST SERVICE...

WHITMIRE (NEWBERRY/UNION CO LINE)...8.32

SAVANNAH RIVER SITE (9 MILE SE OF JACKSON)...5.40

SAVANNAH RIVER SITE (7 MILES SE OF NEW ELLENTON)...4.45

SAVANNAH RIVER SITE (8 MILES SE OF JACKSON)...4.36

LONGCANE (EDGEFIELD CO)...3.49

SAVANNAH RIVER SITE (9 MILES SSE OF JACKSON)...3.44

SAVANNAH RIVER SITE (4 MILES SOUTH OF NEW ELLENTON)...3.37

.US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AUTOMATED GAUGES...

MCBEE (CHESTERFIELD CO)...8.17

MT CARMEL (MCCORMICK CO)...6.61

BATESBURG LEESVILLE (LEXINGTON CO)...5.79

PAGELAND (CHESTERFIELD CO)...5.72

EDGEFIELD...4.17

SALUDA...4.11

BISHOPVILLE...3.53

.SC FORESTRY COMMISSION...

PATRICK/SANDHILLS STATE FOREST (CHESTERFIELD CO)...8.18

CHERAW (CHESTERFIELD CO)...6.50

FAIRFIELD CO...6.50

PROSPERITY (NEWBERRY CO)...4.70

CHAPIN (LEXINGTON CO)...4.40

LEXINGTON...4.00

NEWBERRY...3.72

SALUDA...2.60

.OTHER...

LONGTOWN (PRIVATE CITIZEN/FAIRFIELD CO)...4.98

LEXINGTON (NWS EMPLOYEE)...4.10

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...GEORGIA...

.OFFICIAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) ASOS OBSERVATIONS...

AUGUSTA BUSH FIELD...3.78

AUGUSTA DANIEL FIELD...3.44

.NWS CO-OPERATIVE OBSERVERS AND AUTOMATED GAUGES...

APPLING (COLUMBIA CO)...3.40

WAYNESBORO (BURKE CO)...3.35

AUGUSTA (11TH ST)...3.31

.US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AUTOMATED GAUGES...

MIDVILLE (BURKE CO)...6.05

SARDIS (BURKE CO)...4.00

FORT GORDON (RICHMOND CO)...3.85

AUGUSTA (SPIRIT CREEK AND US HWY 1)...3.80

.STATE OF GEORGIA AUTOMATED ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING NETWORK...

MIDVILLE (BURKE CO)...5.65

DEARING (MCDUFFIE CO)...4.07

CLARKS HILL DAM (GA/SC STATE LINE)...4.02