Flood Warning in Chesterfield County, South Carolina
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED5/16/2024 10:43:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ImmediateSeverity: SevereCertainty: Observed
5/16/2024 10:43:00 AM until 5/16/2024 10:45:00 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 evening at 1045 PM EDT.
The Flood Warning is extended 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...Until Saturday evening.
* 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.
At 33.0 feet, Southeast of Wallace, water spreads onto Old River
Road between Community Road and Highway 912.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:15 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 29.7 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 20.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this morning to a crest of 32.5 feet just after midnight
tonight. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow
evening.
- Flood stage is 30.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood