Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 20 at 8:56PM EDT until September 25 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 20, 2024 - 5:56pm
Expires:
September 21, 2024 - 3:00pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in North
Carolina...South 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.
Great Pee Dee River At Pee Dee affecting Marion and Florence
Counties.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in North
Carolina...
Northeast Cape Fear River Near Burgaw affecting Pender County.
Waccamaw River near Freeland affecting Columbus and Brunswick
Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Waccamaw River near Freeland.
* WHEN...Until Wednesday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Water will continue to spread out of its
banks and into swamps along the river and some yards near the
river will begin to flood. Fields along Kingstown Rd, Crusoe
Island Road, and Dock Road may begin to flood. Pireway Road NW may
begin to flood between Horseshoe Road NW and Rivergate Drive.
Rivergate Drive may begin to flood. Mosquito Rd NW may begin to
flood. The end of Reaves Ferry Road near Nakina may be flooded.
Ash-Little River Road may begin to flood near Wet Ash Swamp.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 PM EDT Friday the stage was 16.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 16.0
feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
flood stage early Wednesday morning.
- Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
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 Saturday evening.
Area Description:
Brunswick, NC; Columbus, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington NC