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Location: Dorchester, SC
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River Flood Warning
Issued: 3:27 PM May. 17, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Edisto River near Givhans Ferry.

* WHEN...From Sunday morning until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Weeks Landing in Canadys is not accessible.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1030 AM EDT Saturday, the stage was 8.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late Sunday morning and continue rising to a crest of 11.0
feet Monday evening.
- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.


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Flood Warning
Issued: 2:20 AM May. 17, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...A portion of southeast South Carolina, including the
following counties, Colleton and Dorchester.

* WHEN...Until 200 PM EDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from
earlier rainfall.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1020 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated River Flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Cat Hole and Springtown.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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