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 Friday morning at 815 AM EDT.
The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South
Carolina...
Pee Dee River At Cheraw affecting Chesterfield and Marlboro
Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Pee Dee River at Cheraw.
* WHEN...Until early Saturday afternoon.
* 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 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 31.1 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 20.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:15 PM EDT Thursday was 31.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 31.2
feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
flood stage early tomorrow afternoon.
- Flood stage is 30.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood