Inland New Hanover Severe Watches & Warnings NOAA Weather Radio

The National Weather Service in Wilmington has extended the

* Flood Warning for... 
  New Hanover County in southeastern North Carolina... 
  Pender County in southeastern North Carolina... 
  Columbus County in southeastern North Carolina... 
  Robeson County in southeastern North Carolina... 
  Bladen County in southeastern North Carolina... 
  Brunswick County in southeastern North Carolina... 
  Darlington County in northeastern South Carolina... 
  Horry County in northeastern South Carolina... 
  Florence County in northeastern South Carolina... 
  northeastern Georgetown County in northeastern South Carolina... 
  Dillon County in northeastern South Carolina... 
  Marion County in northeastern South Carolina... 
  Marlboro County in northeastern South Carolina... 

* until 1015 am EDT Thursday.

* At 720 am EDT, emergency management continues to report widespread 
  flooding across the warned area. Although rainfall from Florence 
  has ended, accumulations of 10 to 25+ inches of rain has caused 
  excessive runoff and many towns and communities are flooded. Many 
  roads are impassable, barricaded, or washed away. Flowing water 
  covers interstates. Some neighborhoods are cut off. Rivers, 
  creeks, and tributaries are rising, flooding even more areas and 
  slowing the recession of high water. People in the warned area 
  should not travel, and be prepared for widespread flooding of a 
  magnitude greater than Floyd and Matthew.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include... 
  Wilmington, Florence, Myrtle Beach, Lumberton, Conway, North Myrtle
  Beach, Leland, Bennettsville, Hartsville, Marion, Dillon, Oak
  Island, Lake City, Darlington, Cheraw, Carolina Beach, Whiteville,
  Mullins, Burgaw and Surfside Beach.

Precautionary/preparedness actions... 

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as
well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.


Lat... Lon 3384 7796 3391 7826 3382 7867 3340 7914
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Rgz

... Coastal flood advisory remains in effect until 10 PM EDT this
evening... 

* location... the lower Cape Fear River including portions of 
  downtown Wilmington.

* Coastal flooding... water levels will exceed the minor flood 
  threshold with the evening high tide, and could approach the 
  moderate flood threshold.

* Timing... the tide gage on the lower Cape Fear River in downtown 
  Wilmington is expected to peak between 6.2 and 6.6 feet mean 
  lower low water (mllw) around 645 PM EDT.

* Impacts... flooding will impact numerous roads in and around 
  downtown Wilmington including USS North Carolina Road, River Road,
   Water Street, Market street, and battleship Road. Water depths 
  could exceed one foot on some of these roads.

Precautionary/preparedness actions... 

A coastal flood advisory indicates that onshore winds and tides will
combine to generate flooding of low areas along the shore.

... Coastal flood advisory remains in effect until 10 PM EDT this
evening... 

* location... the lower Cape Fear River including portions of 
  downtown Wilmington.

* Coastal flooding... water levels will exceed the minor flood 
  threshold with the evening high tide, and could approach the 
  moderate flood threshold.

* Timing... the tide gage on the lower Cape Fear River in downtown 
  Wilmington is expected to peak between 6.2 and 6.6 feet mean 
  lower low water (mllw) around 645 PM EDT.

* Impacts... flooding will impact numerous roads in and around 
  downtown Wilmington including USS North Carolina Road, River Road,
   Water Street, Market street, and battleship Road. Water depths 
  could exceed one foot on some of these roads.

Precautionary/preparedness actions... 

A coastal flood advisory indicates that onshore winds and tides will
combine to generate flooding of low areas along the shore.