Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Wilmington, NC

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
1046 AM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025

...The National Weather Service in Wilmington NC has issued a Flood
Warning 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 late tonight.

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SCC051-067-130900-
/O.NEW.KILM.FL.W.0012.250713T0600Z-250714T1800Z/
/GALS1.1.ER.250713T0600Z.250713T0600Z.250714T0000Z.UU/
1046 AM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO EARLY MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHEN...From late tonight to early Monday afternoon.

* 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 10:00 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 8.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 9.0
    feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
    flood stage tomorrow evening.
  - Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
  - weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

LAT...LON 3423 7921 3419 7910 3405 7920 3398 7928
      3400 7938 3409 7930


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