Update: Flood Warning issued October 20 at 8:45AM EDT until October 21 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC

Event: Flood Warning
Sender Name: NWS Wilmington NC
Issued: 2020-10-20T08:45:00-04:00
Expires: 2020-10-21T02:45:00-04:00
Description: …The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South
Carolina…

Great Pee Dee River At Pee Dee affecting Marion and Florence
Counties.

For the Great Pee Dee River…including Pee Dee…Minor flooding is
forecast.

The Flood Warning continues for
the Great Pee Dee River At Pee Dee.
* Until Wednesday evening.
* At 8:00 AM EDT Tuesday the stage was 20.2 feet.
* Flood stage is 19.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Recent Activity…The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
at 8:00 AM EDT Tuesday was 20.9 feet.
* Forecast…The river is expected to fall below flood stage late
tomorrow morning and continue falling to 16.2 feet Sunday morning.
* Impact…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.
Instruction: 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 this evening.
Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Observed
Categories: Met,
Area Description: Marion, SC; Florence, SC

Message Identifier: NWS-IDP-PROD-4490840-3729880
CAP MessageType: Update