Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 17 at 9:47AM EDT until September 22 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 17, 2024 - 6:47am
Expires:
September 18, 2024 - 1:00am
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Wilmington NC has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in North Carolina...
Cape Fear River At Elizabethtown affecting Bladen County.
Northeast Cape Fear River Near Burgaw affecting Pender County.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Northeast Cape Fear River near Burgaw.
* WHEN...From late tonight to early Sunday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Flooding worsens in the River Bend, River
Birch and Alligator Lake subdivisions off Highway 53 on the east
bank of the river. Floodwaters continue to rise on Croomsbridge
Road and Old Maple Hill Road. Holly Shelter Estates and the Sandy
Bend subdivision begin to be affected.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 AM EDT Tuesday the stage was 6.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tonight to a crest of 12.1 feet early Thursday morning.
It will then fall below flood stage Saturday evening.
- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Pender, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington NC