| Flood Impacts |
| 72.0 | THE RIVER WIDENS TO ABOUT 2 MILES IN SOME PLACES. THREE THOUSAND OR MORE STRUCTURES ARE THREATENED, AND MORE THAN 7000 ACRES OF LAND MAY FLOOD |
| 69.0 | ONE QUARTER OF FAYETTEVILLE FLOODS. AT THIS STAGE THE RIVER WIDENS TO A MILE OR MORE IN SOME PLACES. ONE HUNDRED FIFTY STRUCTURES OR MORE ARE THREATENED, AND MORE THAN 1680 ACRES ARE FLOODED. |
| 64.0 | A FEW THOUSAND ACRES OF LAND AND HUNDREDS OF STRUCTURES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER WILL BE FLOODED. WATER REACHEW THE UNDER-CLEARANCE OF SCL TRESTLE. AT RIGHT BANK, 2 MILES DOWNSTREAM, RIVER WILL SPREAD 1 MILE WIDE WITH UP TO 5 FEET DEEP WATER. |
| 60.0 | AT THIS STAGE AND ABOVE, WATGER BYPASSES THE LEFT END OF NEW NC24 BRIDGE FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS. AT 2 MILES DOWNSTREAM, LEFT BANK, RIVER WIDENS TO 1000 FEET IN UP TO 5 FEET WATER; RIGHT BANKS BEGINS TO OVERFLOW. |
| 58.0 | THE RIGHT BANK WIDENS TO 800 FEET OR MORE. SERIOUS FLOODING OF STRUCTURES BEGINS |
| 50.0 | SIGNIFICANT OVERFLOW BEGINS AT LEFT BANK, 2 MILES DOWNSTREAM OF NC24 BRIDGE. |
| 48.0 | MODERATE FLOOD BEGINS |
| 35.0 | WATER OVERFLOWS BANKS BUT LITTLE OR NO DAMAGE |
| 28.0 | LOW BANKS BEGIN TO BE TOPPED |
