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WGUS82 KILM 170149
FLSILM

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
949 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in South
Carolina...

  Great Pee Dee River At Pee Dee affecting Florence and Marion
  Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 Friday afternoon.

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949 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Great Pee Dee River at Pee Dee.

* WHEN...From late tonight until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 23.0 feet, Flooding will affect swamp and timberlands
  while also disrupting logging operations. Operations will likely
  cease and equipment not previously moved will remain trapped. Some
  farmland will have minor flooding especially around Britton Neck.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 18.7 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    just after midnight tonight and continue rising to a crest of
    22.2 feet Sunday evening.
  - Flood stage is 19.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3424 7962 3424 7950 3400 7945 3385 7932
      3385 7944 3398 7957


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