Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
954 AM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

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

  Cape Fear River At Elizabethtown affecting Bladen County.

  Cape Fear River At William O Huske Lock And Dam 3 affecting
  Bladen and Cumberland Counties.

  Northeast Cape Fear River Near Burgaw affecting Pender County.

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

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

  Waccamaw River near Freeland affecting Brunswick and Columbus
  Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

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 late tonight.

&&

SCC041-067-220800-
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954 AM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHEN...Until tomorrow evening.

* IMPACTS...At 19.0 feet, Flood waters will affect swamplands
  adjacent to the river.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 19.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 19.0
    feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage just
    after midnight tonight.
  - Flood stage is 19.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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


$$

NCC017-220800-
/O.EXT.KILM.FL.W.0041.000000T0000Z-240922T1251Z/
/ELZN7.1.ER.240918T1327Z.240920T2150Z.240921T1851Z.NO/
954 AM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Cape Fear River at Elizabethtown.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow morning.

* IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Flood waters will reach the top of the
  navigational lock.  The river will spread farther into lowlands,
  affecting building access roads closer to the river.  A few
  buildings closer to the river may be cutoff by the flood waters.
  The lower part of Cape Owen Manor Road may begin to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:35 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 25.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    this afternoon and continue falling to 15.3 feet Thursday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3472 7865 3466 7852 3456 7838 3450 7847
      3459 7859 3465 7872


$$

NCC141-220800-
/O.EXT.KILM.FL.W.0040.000000T0000Z-240925T1600Z/
/BGWN7.1.ER.240919T1930Z.240922T0000Z.240924T2200Z.NO/
954 AM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...Northeast Cape Fear River near Burgaw.

* WHEN...Until early Wednesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 11.5 feet, Floodwaters begin to affect roads in
  Alligator Lake subdivision. Flooding worsens in the River Bend and
  River Birch subdivisions and along Croomsbridge Road and Old Maple
  Hill Road.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:30 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 11.3 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 11.6
    feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage
    Tuesday evening.
  - Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3472 7798 3472 7786 3460 7776 3445 7779
      3444 7788 3457 7788


$$

NCC017-051-220800-
/O.EXT.KILM.FL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-240922T2141Z/
/STPN7.1.ER.240917T1947Z.240918T1415Z.240922T0341Z.NO/
954 AM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...Cape Fear River at William O Huske Lock And Dam 3.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 45.0 feet, Flood waters will affect lowlands along
  the east bank of the river with some minor overflow along the west
  bank.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 44.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    late this evening and continue falling to 36.1 feet Thursday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 42.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3495 7887 3495 7875 3478 7874 3472 7865
      3465 7872 3474 7884


$$

NCC019-047-220800-
/O.CON.KILM.FL.W.0042.000000T0000Z-240926T0000Z/
/FREN7.1.ER.240918T1545Z.240920T1230Z.240925T0600Z.NO/
954 AM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Waccamaw River near Freeland.

* WHEN...Until Wednesday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Water will continue to spread out of its
  banks and into swamps along the river and some yards near the
  river will begin to flood. Fields along Kingstown Rd, Crusoe
  Island Road, and Dock Road may begin to flood. Pireway Road NW may
  begin to flood between Horseshoe Road NW and Rivergate Drive.
  Rivergate Drive may begin to flood. Mosquito Rd NW may begin to
  flood. The end of Reaves Ferry Road near Nakina may be flooded.
  Ash-Little River Road may begin to flood near Wet Ash Swamp.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:30 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 15.9 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    early Wednesday morning and continue falling to 14.5 feet
    Thursday morning.
  - Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3421 7862 3421 7854 3410 7853 3397 7856
      3404 7867 3412 7864


$$

MAS