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EXPIRED5/16/2024 10:41:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ExpectedSeverity: SevereCertainty: Likely
5/16/2024 10:41:00 AM until 5/17/2024 4:45:00 AM
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at
water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=ilm .
The next statement will be issued by late tonight.
The National Weather Service in Wilmington NC has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in South Carolina...
Great Pee Dee River At Pee Dee affecting Marion and Florence
Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Great Pee Dee River at Pee Dee.
* WHEN...From Friday morning until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 23.0 feet, Flooding will affect swamp and timberlands
while also disrupting logging operations. Operations will likely
cease and equipment not previously moved will remain trapped. Some
farmland will have minor flooding especially around Britton Neck.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:00 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 17.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tomorrow morning and continue rising to a crest of 22.3
feet Sunday evening.
- Flood stage is 19.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood