Flood Statement Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
834 PM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South
Carolina...
Pee Dee River At Cheraw affecting Marlboro and Chesterfield
Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
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.
Friday morning at 845 AM EDT.
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834 PM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Pee Dee River at Cheraw.
* WHEN...Until Saturday evening.
* 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 8:15 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 28.2 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 20.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tonight to a crest of 31.0 feet early tomorrow
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow
evening.
- Flood stage is 30.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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AWP