Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
856 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

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

  Great Pee Dee River At Pee Dee affecting Florence 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.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=ilm .

The next statement will be issued by Thursday afternoon.

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SCC041-067-231900-
/O.EXT.KILM.FL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-240524T1500Z/
/PDES1.1.ER.240517T0515Z.240520T1800Z.240524T0300Z.NO/
856 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE FRIDAY MORNING...

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

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

* WHEN...Until late Friday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Flood waters will affect swamplands and
  logging interests. Flood waters will affect timberland as far
  downstream as Yauhannah two weeks after the crest passes Pee Dee.
  Logging equipment needs to be moved.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:00 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 20.4 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    late tomorrow evening and continue falling to 15.1 feet
    Monday evening.
  - 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


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