Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC

000
WGUS82 KILM 200920
FLSILM

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

SCC031-069-201015-
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/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
DARLINGTON SC-MARLBORO SC-
520 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013

...THE FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM EDT FOR MARLBORO
AND DARLINGTON COUNTIES...

AT 519 AM EDT...WEATHER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAIN FALLING ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. THE HEAVIEST RAIN
THROUGH 615 AM WILL FALL FROM DARLINGTON AND MONT CLARE THROUGH
BLENHEIM...BENNETTSVILLE...AND FARTHER NORTH ALONG HIGHWAY 38 TOWARD
THE STATE LINE.

* LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  BENNETTSVILLE...CLIO...MCCOLL...DARLINGTON...LAMAR...WALLACE...
  DOVESVILLE...FLOYD...MONT CLARE...DUNBAR...MECHANICSVILLE...
  CHAVISTOWN AND DARLINGTON RACEWAY.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1.5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
ADVISORY AREA...WHICH MAY EXACERBATE ONGOING MINOR FLOODING.

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 NEARBY 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 3454 7983 3460 7981 3462 7978 3471 7988
      3478 7994 3481 7991 3481 7967 3463 7946
      3429 7969 3429 7973 3425 7975 3426 7980
      3409 8006 3416 8016

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