Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC

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WGUS82 KILM 200812
FLSILM

FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
412 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

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412 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON NC HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR...

  MARLBORO COUNTY IN NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
  DARLINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA

* UNTIL 615 AM EDT

* AT 410 AM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN MOVING SLOWLY ACROSS MARLBORO AND
DARLINGTON COUNTIES. WHILE RAINFALL RATES WERE NOT
EXCESSIVE...AROUND ONE-HALF TO ONE-INCH PER HOUR...THIS RAIN IS
FALLING ACROSS AREAS THAT HAVE SEEN SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL DURING THE
PAST DAY. THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL ACCUMULATE IN REGIONS OF
POOR DRAINAGE...URBAN AREAS...AND DITCHES CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR
MINOR IMPACTS FROM FLOODING. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING THIS MORNING.

* LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  BROWNSVILLE...BENNETTSVILLE...BLENHEIM...CLIO...MCCOLL...TATUM...
  DARLINGTON...HARTSVILLE...LAMAR...NORTH HARTSVILLE...SOCIETY
  HILL...WALLACE...CLYDE...DOVESVILLE...FLOYD...LYDIA...MONT CLARE...
  OATS...DUNBAR...AUBURN...MECHANICSVILLE...KELLYTOWN...CHAVISTOWN
  AND DARLINGTON RACEWAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. THE WATER DEPTH WILL BE HARD TO DETERMINE ALONG
ROADS...AND THE LOCATION OF THE ADJACENT DRAINAGE DITCHES WILL BE
DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY. KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE FROM STREAMS...CREEKS AND
DITCHES. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

&&

PLEASE REPORT ANY FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
WILMINGTON NC...TOLL FREE AT 800-697-3901...WHEN YOU CAN DO SO
SAFELY.

LAT...LON 3450 8005 3449 7988 3454 7983 3460 7981
      3462 7978 3477 7994 3481 7991 3481 7967
      3463 7946 3460 7946 3430 7963 3429 7973
      3425 7975 3426 7980 3409 8006 3415 8016
      3423 8012 3436 8018 3432 8024 3437 8029

$$

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