Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 20 at 8:56PM EDT until September 21 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 forecast.
* WHERE...Great Pee Dee River at Pee Dee.
* WHEN...Until tomorrow evening.
* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Flood waters will affect swamplands
adjacent to the river.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:00 PM EDT Friday the stage was 19.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 19.0
feet just after midnight tonight.
- Flood stage is 19.0 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:
Florence, SC; Marion, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Wilmington NC