FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, NC 
1155 AM EDT TUE APR 15 2003

...A RIVER FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BLACK...CAPE FEAR...GREAT PEE 
DEE...LITTLE PEE DEE...LUMBER...NORTHEAST CAPE FEAR...WACCAMAW... 

FOR THE LUMBER RIVER, INCLUDING LUMBERTON, MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURING. MAJOR 
FLOODING IS FORECAST.  FOR THE GREAT PEE DEE RIVER, INCLUDING PEE DEE, MAJOR 
FLOODING IS OCCURING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.  FOR THE NORTHEAST CAPE FEAR 
RIVER, INCLUDING BURGAW, MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.
FOR THE LITTLE PEE DEE RIVER, INCLUDING GALIVANTS FERRY, MINOR FLOODING IS 
OCCURING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.  FOR THE WACCAMAW RIVER, INCLUDING CONWAY,
MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.  FOR THE BLACK RIVER, 
INCLUDING KINGSTREE, MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.  

FOR THE LUMBER NEAR LUMBERTON, MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURING, WITH A STAGE OF 14.9 
FEET MEASURED AT 8 AM TUESDAY.  MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST, WITH A MAXIMUM 
STAGE OF 17.1 FEET AROUND 8 PM FRIDAY. THIS LEVEL IS 4.1 FEET ABOVE FLOOD 
STAGE.  AT 17.0 FEET, HIGH WATER LEVELS WILL FORCE EVACUATIONS OF APPROXIMATELY 
40 HOMES IN THE PINES AREA. EXTENSIVE FLOODING WILL ALSO OCCUR AT COXS POND AND 
ALONG SHAW MILL ROAD. 

FOR THE GREAT PEE DEE AT PEE DEE, MAJOR FLOODING IS OCCURING, WITH A STAGE OF 
28.8 FEET MEASURED AT 8 AM TUESDAY.  MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST, WITH A MAXIMUM
STAGE OF 29.5 FEET AROUND 8 AM WEDNESDAY. THIS LEVEL IS 10.5 FEET ABOVE FLOOD 
STAGE. AT 25 FEET, FLOOD WATERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT LOGGING OPERATIONS 
UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM FROM PEE DEE. FLOODING OF FARMLANDS ADJACENT TO THE 
RIVER WILL WORSEN. FLORENCE COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES REPORTED BLACK CREEK WAS 
OUT OF ITS BANKS DOWNSTREAM FROM QUINBY NEAR WHERE IT ENTERS THE GREAT PEE DEE 
RIVER AND AFFECTING HOMES IN THE AREA.    

FOR THE CAPE FEAR AT WILLIAM O HUSKE L&D; 3, MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURING, WITH 
A STAGE OF 53.3 FEET MEASURED AT 9 AM TUESDAY.  THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL 
...BUT REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE. AT 52.0 FEET, EXTENSIVE FLOODING WILL OCCUR 
ALONG THE LEFT BANK OF THE RIVER. WATER LEVELS WILL REACH THE DOOR SILL OF THE 
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WELL HOUSE, AS WELL AS ADJACENT FARMLANDS. 

FOR THE CAPE FEAR AT ELIZABETHTOWN, MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURING, WITH A STAGE OF 
30.7 FEET MEASURED AT 9 AM TUESDAY.  THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL, BUT REMAIN 
ABOVE FLOOD STAGE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. AT 30.0 FEET, FLOOD WATERS WILL AFFECT 
LOW GROUNDS ALONG THE RIGHT BANK OF THE RIVER. 

FOR THE NORTHEAST CAPE FEAR AT BURGAW, MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURING, WITH A STAGE 
OF 11.3 FEET MEASURED AT 8 AM TUESDAY.  MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST, WITH A 
MAXIMUM STAGE OF 11.4 FEET AROUND 2 AM WEDNESDAY. THIS LEVEL IS 0.4 FEET ABOVE 
FLOOD STAGE.   THE RIVER EXCEEDED ITS FLOOD STAGE OF 11.0 FEET AT 9 AM MONDAY.
THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 2 AM THURSDAY.  AT 11.5 FEET, 
FLOODWATERS BEGIN TO AFFECT ROADS IN ALLIGATOR LAKE SUBDIVISION. CROOM'S BRIDGE 
ROAD AND OLD MAPLE HILL ROAD B