Weather Alerts for Marion CoIssued by the National Weather Service |
River Flood Warning
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MARION CO | ||
Areas Affected: Horry - Marion |
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Effective: Sat, 1/23 9:18am | Updated: Sat, 1/23 11:20am | Urgency: Expected |
Expires: Mon, 1/25 7:00am | Severity: Moderate | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in North Carolina...South Carolina... Lumber River Near Lumberton affecting Robeson County. Little Pee Dee River At Galivants Ferry affecting Horry and Marion Counties. Waccamaw River At Conway affecting Horry County. For the Lumber River...including Lumberton Usgs Gage, Nichols, Pembroke, Maxton, Lumberton, Boardman...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Little Pee Dee River...including Galivants Ferry...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Waccamaw River...including Above Conway, Aiw At old Hwy 544 At Socastee, Conway, Freeland, Longs...Minor flooding is forecast. ...The Flood Warning remains in effect... The Flood Warning continues for the Little Pee Dee River At Galivants Ferry. * Until Monday morning. * At 8:00 PM EST Friday the stage was 9.1 feet. * Flood stage is 9.0 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage tomorrow evening and continue falling to 8.7 feet Wednesday evening. * Impact...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. && Information: 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 this evening. |