Flood Warning in Florence County, South Carolina
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
6/24/2023 9:57:00 PM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
6/24/2023 9:57:00 PM until 6/27/2023 8:00:00 PM
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
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 Sunday morning.
The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South
Carolina...
Great Pee Dee River At Pee Dee affecting Florence and Marion
Counties.
For the Great Pee Dee River...including Pee Dee, Bennettsville
10sw...Minor flooding is forecast.
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Great Pee Dee River At Pee Dee.
* WHEN...Until Tuesday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Flood waters will affect swamplands and
logging interests. Flood waters will affect timberland as far
downstream as Yauhannah two weeks after the crest passes Pee Dee.
Logging equipment needs to be moved.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 PM EDT Saturday the stage was 19.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 19.9
feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage
Tuesday morning.
- Flood stage is 19.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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