8/5/2025 12:55:00 PM until 8/6/2025 1:00:00 AM

Residents and those with interests near the river should monitor rising water levels and take action if necessary. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued late tonight at 100 AM EDT.

The National Weather Service in Columbia SC has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in South Carolina... Saluda River At Saluda River at Chappells affecting Saluda, Greenwood and Newberry Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Saluda River at Saluda River at Chappells. * WHEN...Until early Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Lowlands around and downstream from Chappells become flooded. Cattle grazing river bottomland should be moved to higher ground. At 16.0 feet, Extensive farmland and river bottomland around and downstream from Chappells become flooded. At 18.0 feet, The Saluda River Campground including the Campground Store downstream from Chappells becomes flooded. Campers should move to higher ground. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 12:15 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 13.2 feet. - Bankfull stage is 14.0 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage this afternoon to 17.0 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage late tonight, with a stage around 10.8 feet early Thursday morning. - Flood stage is 14.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood