OVER
OVER IN
OVER IN THE EASTERN 4@PART OF T STATE WE'RE WATCHING THE 4@
RIVERS.
RIVERS.
RIVERS. THE GOOD NEWS AT THION PEE DEE @
-- LITTLE PEE DEE, IT IS4@ 4@
DECREASING.
DECREASING. IT DOESN'T GET BELOW THE 4@MAJO
FLOODING 4@STAGE UNTIL FRIDAY.
THE WALK MAW -- WACCAMAW RIVER
HAS REACHED THE CREST BUT IT
WILL TAKE A 4@WHILE TO GET BELO
MAJOR FLOOD STAGE.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE 4@HAVE TO
WATCH, 4@THIS RIVER WILL BE AT @
MAJOR FLOOD STAGE THROUGH NEXT
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. >>>
WEEK. >>> WE'VE SEEN 4@SEVERE FLOODIN
IN THE PEE DEE REGION OF 4@THE
STATE.
STATE.
STATE. MUCH IS 4@FLOWING FROM NORTH 4@
CAROLINA.
CAROLINA.
CAROLINA. HOW LONG THE FLOODING COULD
LAST.
LAST.
LAST. >>
LAST. >> WE'VE SEEN FLOODING 4@
CONSUMING THE PEE DEE AREA A
WEEK AFTER FLORENCE MADE
LANDFALL.
LANDFALL.
LANDFALL. OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN PREPARING
FOR THAT.
FOR THAT.
FOR THAT. THE QUESTION IS HOW LOCK WILL
THE FLOODING REMAIN.
I'M BRINGING IN JIM GANDY.
WHAT DO 4@WE KNOW ABOUT THE 4@
FLOODING.
FLOODING.
FLOODING. >> IT PROBABLY CAME IN TWO
WAVES.
WAVES.
WAVES. FIRST THE RAINFALL IN THE
IMMEDIATE AREA AND THAT DID
SOME FLOODING.
SOME FLOODING. THE REAL FLOODING CAME FROM 4@T
RAINFALL AND COMING DOWN 4@THE
RIVERS.
RIVERS.
RIVERS. WE'VE THE RIVER FLOOD WASHINGS
-- WARNINGS IN THE EASTERN PART
OF THE STATE.
AS THE 4@WATER COLLECTS NEAR TH
COAST IT BACKS UP BE SLOWS
DOWN.
DOWN.
DOWN. IT
DOWN. IT CAN BE 4@A LONG PROCESS
GETTING 4@THE WATER OUT.
IN 2016 AFTER MATTHEW, IT WAS
50 DAYS BEFORE SOME OF 4@THE
PEOPLE COULD GET INTO THEIR
HOMES.
HOMES.
HOMES. >>
HOMES. >> IT COULD 4@BE LONGER, EVEN
THOUGH THE RIVERS HERE HAVE
CRESTED THEY ARE OVER TH4@E
BANKS.
BANKS.
BANKS. IT
BANKS. IT COULD BE SOME TIME BEFORE
THEY GET BACK TO THEIR 4@HOMES
AND IT WILL DEPEND.
IN CONWAY THEY BROKE THE
RECORD, IT MAY 4@TAKE A COUPLE
WEEKS FOR THE RIVER TO RECEDE
ENOUGH THAT PEOPLE CAN GOT INTO
WEEKS FOR THE RIVER TO RECEDE ENOUGH THAT PEOPLE CAN GOT INTO@
THEIR HOMES.
THEIR HOMES. >> IS IT THAT THE WATER DOESN'T
HAVE ANYWHERE TO 4@GO.
>> IT IS GOING TO THE 4@OCEAN,
THISSTER 18 -- TERRAIN IS FLAT.
YOU'RE LIKE UP HERE, ONCE IT 4@
GETS HERE IT SPREADS OUT AND
SLOWS DOWN AND CREEPS ALONG.
>> THE PEOPLE THAT EVACUATED
BEFORE HURRICANE MATTHEW AND 4@
NOW THAT FLOODING IS IN THAT
AREA, WHEN 4@WILL THEY GET BACK
NOW THAT FLOODING IS IN THAT AREA, WHEN 4@WILL THEY GET BACK@
IN THEIR HOME.
>> IT WILL DEPEND ON HOW CLOSE
THEY 4@WERE TO THE RIVER.
IN SOME PLACES THE RIVERS ARE A
THEY 4@WERE TO THE RIVER. IN SOME PLACES THE RIVERS ARE A@
MILE OR TWO WIDE.
THE RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS ARE
DECEPTIVE.
DECEPTIVE. THEY 4@DON'T GIVE YOU THE EXTEN
OF THE FLOODING OF THE RIVER.
THERE'S FLOODING BUT IT'S NOT
AFFECTING HOMES.
AFFECTING HOMES. >> DO WE KNOW IF 4@WE CAN EXPEC
MORE FLOODING.
MORE FLOODING. >> 4@IN LUMBERTON IT'S COMING 4@
DOWN.
DOWN.
DOWN. THE
DOWN. THE RIVER WILL CREST.
THAT'S AS HIGH AS IT WILL GO.
THE EXTENT.
THE EXTENT. WE DON'T HAVE A GOOD WAY OF
ASSESSING THE EXTENT OF THE
FLOODING.
FLOODING.
FLOODING. IT MAY TAKE A WHILE FOR THE
WATER TO RECEDE.
>> THANK YOU FOR BREAKING THIS
DOWN AND 4@EXPLAINING IT TO US.
THE FLOODING IS 4@CONTINUING AS
RESULT OF HURRICANE FLORENCE.
>> WE'LL BE