Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 18 at 9:06PM EDT until September 24 at 4:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 18, 2024 - 6:06pm
Expires:
September 19, 2024 - 2:00pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in North
Carolina...
Cape Fear River At Elizabethtown affecting Bladen County.
Cape Fear River At William O Huske Lock And Dam 3 affecting
Bladen and Cumberland Counties.
Northeast Cape Fear River Near Burgaw affecting Pender County.
Waccamaw River near Freeland affecting Brunswick and Columbus
Counties.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Northeast Cape Fear River near Burgaw.
* WHEN...From Thursday afternoon to early Tuesday morning.
* 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 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 8.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 12.0 feet early
Saturday morning. It will then fall below flood stage late
Monday morning.
- 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.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Additional information is available at
water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=ilm .
The next statement will be issued by Thursday afternoon.
Area Description:
Pender, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington NC