Flood Warning in Chesterfield County, South Carolina
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED5/16/2024 5:16:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ImmediateSeverity: SevereCertainty: Observed
5/16/2024 5:16:00 AM until 5/16/2024 5:30:00 PM
Most flooding deaths occur in vehicles. Never drive through a
flooded roadway or around barricades. Turn around, don't drown.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued this afternoon at 530 PM EDT.
The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South
Carolina...
Pee Dee River At Cheraw affecting Marlboro and Chesterfield
Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Pee Dee River at Cheraw.
* WHEN...From this afternoon to early Saturday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, River bottomland downstream from Cheraw
will begin to flood.
At 30.0 feet, The higher bank begins to flood. Large areas of
farmland and river bottomland near Cheraw will be flooded.
Portions of Riverside Park become flooded.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 4:15 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 27.3 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 20.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this afternoon to a crest of 30.3 feet this evening. It
will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight.
- Flood stage is 30.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood