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WGUS82 KILM 101424
FLSILM
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1024 AM EDT THU OCT 10 2024
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTH
CAROLINA...
WACCAMAW RIVER AT CONWAY AFFECTING HORRY COUNTY.
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.
SCC051-110830-
/O.EXT.KILM.FL.W.0046.000000T0000Z-241011T1200Z/
/CNWS1.1.ER.240928T1635Z.241003T1200Z.241010T1800Z.UU/
1024 AM EDT THU OCT 10 2024
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...WACCAMAW RIVER AT CONWAY.
* WHEN...UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING.
* IMPACTS...AT 11.0 FEET, WATER WILL BEGIN TO CAUSE MINOR FLOODING
OF YARDS AND A FEW ROADS IN THE LEES LANDING, PITCH LANDING,
SAVANNAH BLUFF, AND RIVERFRONT SOUTH COMMUNITIES. AREAS ALONG
WACCAMAW CIR AND RIVERSIDE DR MAY ALSO BEGIN TO FLOOD. LOW AREAS
ALONG GRAY OAKS DRIVE MAY BEGIN TO FLOOD. ACCESS TO HIDDEN RIVER
RD MAY BE CUTOFF. OVERFLOW OF VAST UNINHABITED SWAMP AND NATURAL
BOAT LANDINGS WILL OCCUR.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 9:15 AM EDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.0 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 9.4 FEET TUESDAY
MORNING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
LAT...LON 3392 7890 3383 7885 3379 7900 3371 7900
3371 7911 3385 7908
RGZ
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