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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
346 PM EDT Thu Oct 16 2025

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

  Little Pee Dee River At Galivants Ferry affecting Horry 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.noaa.gov/wfo/ilm .

The next statement will be issued by Friday morning.

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346 PM EDT Thu Oct 16 2025

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

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

* WHERE...Little Pee Dee River at Galivants Ferry.

* WHEN...Until Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, Flood waters will begin to affect
  residential yards in the Fork Retch community upstream of
  Galivants Ferry near the town of Nichols. Swampland flooding
  becomes noticeable and natural boat landings will be flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 3:00 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 9.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    early tomorrow afternoon and continue falling to 7.3 feet
    Tuesday morning.
  - Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
  - weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3421 7921 3419 7910 3405 7920 3398 7928
      3400 7938 3409 7930


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ABW