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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
1031 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South
Carolina...

  Pee Dee River At Cheraw affecting Chesterfield and Marlboro
  Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Most flooding deaths occur in vehicles. Never drive through a
flooded roadway or around barricades. Turn around, don`t drown.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued Friday morning at 815 AM EDT.

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1031 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Pee Dee River at Cheraw.

* WHEN...Until early Saturday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, River bottomland downstream from cheraw
  will begin to flood.
  At 30.0 feet, The higher bank begins to flood. Large areas of
  farmland and river bottomland near Cheraw will be flooded.
  Portions of Riverside Park become flooded.
  At 33.0 feet, Southeast of Wallace, water spreads onto Old River
  Road between Community Road and Highway 912.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:15 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 31.1 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 20.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 10:15 PM EDT Thursday was 31.3 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 31.2
    feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
    flood stage early tomorrow afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 30.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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