Update: Flood Warning issued May 31 at 10:30PM EDT until June 2 at 8:17AM EDT by NWS Columbia SC

Event: Flood Warning
Sender Name: NWS Columbia SC
Issued: 2020-05-31T22:30:00-04:00
Expires: 2020-06-01T22:30:00-04:00
Description: …The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in South
Carolina…

Wateree River Near Camden affecting Kershaw County

Congaree River At Carolina Eastman affecting Calhoun…Lexington
and Richland Counties

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

Congaree River At Congaree National Park-Gadsden affecting Calhoun
and Richland Counties

Pee Dee River At Cheraw affecting Chesterfield and Marlboro Counties

Wateree River At Lake Wateree affecting Fairfield…Kershaw and
Lancaster Counties

.Recent rainfall combined with upstream dam releases will continue minor
to moderate flooding on some area rivers. Rivers will slowly fall over
the next few days.

The Flood Warning extended for
The Pee Dee River At Cheraw.
* until Tuesday morning…Or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 10 PM Sunday the stage was 32.8 feet.
* Flood stage is 30.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast…The river will continue to fall…Going below flood
stage by tomorrow morning.
* At 33.0 feet…Southeast of Wallace, water spreads onto Old River
Road between Community Road and Highway 912.
* At 30.0 feet…The higher bank begins to flood. Large areas of
farmland and river bottomland near Cheraw will be flooded. Portions
of Riverside Park become flooded.
* At 20.0 feet…River bottomland downstream from cheraw will begin to
flood.
Instruction: Safety message…never drive vehicles through flooded areas. The
water may be too deep to allow safe passage. Never allow children to
play in or near flood waters. Stay tuned to noaa weather radio…
local media or the internet for further statements and updated
forecasts.
Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Categories: Met,
Area Description: Chesterfield, SC; Marlboro, SC

Message Identifier: NWS-IDP-PROD-4247619-3581705
CAP MessageType: Update