MARION COUNTY, SC (WBTW) – Many roads in Marion County remain closed after heavy rainfall last week caused the Little Pee Dee and the Great Pee Dee rivers to flood.
Many of you asked News 13 if the rainfall this weekend would cause additional flooding.
The Great Pee Dee River is in moderate flood stage at a little over 23 feet and is expected to drop to minor flood stage on Sunday.
The little Pee Dee is in minor flood stage at a little over 10.24 feet and is expected to drop below flood stage by Wednesday.
Marion County Emergency Management Director Jerry Williams says they are not expecting any additional problems from the rain coming this weekend.
Most areas are expected to see less than ½ inch of rain.
“It’s going to be flooded probably until the middle of next week. We’re looking at hopefully being able to get in there with I’m not going to say dry roads, but drivable roads hopefully by the middle of next week,” said Williams.
Williams says Marion County road crews will be out monitoring the roads and trying to make sure they stay safe and open as much as possible, but with the extra water on the roads all week, he says drivers need to take precautions.
“You want to be careful when you come up to water puddles. You don’t know how deep they are. You don’t know if the water settling in the road or in the open area is due to a washout or if it’s just a puddle that’s only maybe an inch deep. You just don’t know,” said Williams.
Many of the roads will remain closed until the water dries up enough for crews to repair them.
Highway 9 in Gresham near Canary Court, Knife Island Court, and Pee Dee Island Road are all still closed.
Count on News 13 for any new updates.
