Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
938 AM EST Sun Feb 23 2025

...The Flood Warning continues 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.noaa.gov/wfo/ilm .

The next statement will be issued by late tonight.

&&

SCC041-067-240845-
/O.EXT.KILM.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250225T0000Z/
/PDES1.1.ER.250215T1207Z.250220T1730Z.250224T0600Z.NO/
938 AM EST Sun Feb 23 2025

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

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

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

* WHEN...Until tomorrow evening.

* 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 9:00 AM EST Sunday the stage was 19.7 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    just after midnight tonight and continue falling to 13.8 feet
    Friday morning.
  - Flood stage is 19.0 feet.
  - weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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


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