Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 17 at 9:47AM EDT until September 21 at 5:52PM 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...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Cape Fear River at Elizabethtown.
* WHEN...From Wednesday morning to Saturday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 27.0 feet, Floodwaters will affect farmers' fields
adjacent to the river requiring the movement of farm equipment to
higher ground. The lower part of Cape Owen Manor Road may become
impassable.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:35 AM EDT Tuesday the stage was 16.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tomorrow morning to a crest of 27.2 feet early Thursday
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late Friday
evening.
- Flood stage is 25.0 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:
Bladen, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington NC