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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
933 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

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

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

Additional information is available at
water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=ilm .

The next statement will be issued by late tonight.

&&

SCC041-067-200830-
/O.NEW.KILM.FL.W.0043.240920T1200Z-240922T0000Z/
/PDES1.1.ER.240920T1200Z.240920T1800Z.240921T0600Z.NO/
933 AM EDT Thu Sep 19 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO SATURDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

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

* WHEN...From Friday morning to Saturday evening.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 18.4 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    tomorrow morning to a crest of 19.1 feet early tomorrow
    afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage early Saturday
    morning.
  - 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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LEW