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River Flood Warning 29, NWS Wilmington, NC

December 17, 2023Horry County, South Carolina

NWS Wilmington, NC issued this river flood warning at Dec 17, 2023, 11:11 AM EST for Horry County, South Carolina. It took effect at Dec 17, 2023, 11:00 PM EST. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 17, 2023, 11:11 AM EST (16:11 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 17, 2023, 11:00 PM EST
Expired
Dec 21, 2023, 8:56 PM EST
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Wilmington, NC
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Horry County, SC

The radar

The Wilmington radar (KLTX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Waccamaw River near Conway (CNWS1). The gauge peaked at 12.19 ft at Dec 19, 2023, 1:00 PM EST.

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Action stage
10 ft
Minor stage
11 ft
Moderate stage
12 ft
Major stage
14 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02110704, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Dec 17, 10:00 AM EST, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 17, 10:00 AM EST, 1 hour 11 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 17, 9:09 AM EST, 2 hours 2 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
909 AM EST Sun Dec 17 2023

SCZ054-056-181415-
Coastal Horry-Coastal Georgetown-
909 AM EST Sun Dec 17 2023

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST MONDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast South Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   High Surf Advisory.
   Coastal Flood Advisory.
   Wind Advisory.

Heavy rain at times could lead to nuisance type flooding including
temporary ponding of water across low-lying areas.

Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible with damaging wind gusts
the primary threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   High Surf Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

AMZ250-252-254-256-181415-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
909 AM EST Sun Dec 17 2023

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST MONDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the adjacent Coastal Waters.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Storm Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Storm Warning.

Small Craft Advisory or Gale Warning will immediately follow the
Storm Warning, with the small craft advisory possibly lasting well
into Tuesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ099-105-SCZ055-058-059-181415-
Columbus-Inland Pender-Inland Georgetown-Central Horry-
Northern Horry-
909 AM EST Sun Dec 17 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and
northeast South Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

A strong coastal storm affecting the area today through tonight will
bring strong gusty winds and heavy rain at times that could lead to
nuisance type flooding that includes temporary ponding of water
across low-lying areas.

Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible with damaging wind and
tornados the primary threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ107-109-181415-
Inland New Hanover-Inland Brunswick-
909 AM EST Sun Dec 17 2023

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Coastal Flood Advisory.

A strong coastal storm affecting the area today through tonight will
bring strong gusty winds and heavy rain at times that could lead to
nuisance type flooding that includes temporary ponding of water
across low-lying areas.

Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible with damaging wind and
tornados the primary threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ106-108-110-181415-
Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-Coastal Brunswick-
909 AM EST Sun Dec 17 2023

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST MONDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   High Surf Advisory.
   Coastal Flood Advisory.
   Wind Advisory.

Heavy rain at times could lead to nuisance type flooding including
temporary ponding of water across low-lying areas.

Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible with damaging wind gusts
and tornados the primary threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   High Surf Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

NCZ087-096-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-181415-
Robeson-Bladen-Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-
Williamsburg-
909 AM EST Sun Dec 17 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and
northeast South Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

A strong coastal storm affecting the area today through tonight will
bring strong gusty winds and heavy rain at times that could lead to
nuisance type flooding that includes temporary ponding of water
across low-lying areas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wilmington, NC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 17, 11:11 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningILMRobeson4 days
Dec 17, 1:55 PM ESTCoastal Flood WarningILMBrunswick64 min
Dec 17, 2:02 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMBrunswick, Columbus58 min
Dec 17, 2:39 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMBladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Pender, Robeson66 min
Dec 17, 2:45 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementILMRobeson30 min
Dec 17, 3:01 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryILMColumbus4 hr
Dec 17, 3:34 PM ESTCoastal Flood WarningILMBrunswick, New Hanover2 hr
Dec 17, 6:15 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryILMBladen, Robeson90 min
Dec 17, 6:41 PM ESTGale WarningILM15 hr
Dec 17, 6:54 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningILM36 min
Dec 16, 8:05 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningILMDarlington, Florence21 days
Dec 17, 10:41 AM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryILMGeorgetown, Horry, Williamsburg3 hr
Dec 17, 11:31 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMGeorgetown20 min
Dec 17, 1:11 PM ESTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyConsiderable damage threatILMGeorgetown5 hr
Dec 17, 1:19 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningILMGeorgetown, Horry56 min
Dec 17, 1:22 PM ESTTornado WarningILMHorry16 min
Dec 17, 1:35 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningILMHorry5 hr
Dec 17, 2:05 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningILMGeorgetown, Horry, Marion4 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.