If you are in low lying areas below the Lake Wallace Dam you should move to higher ground immediately. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

FFWILM The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... A Dam Break on the Crooked Creek below Lake Wallace Dam in... Central Marlboro County in northeastern South Carolina... * Until 1045 AM EDT Tuesday. * At 845 PM EDT, Emergency Management reported the failure of Lake Wallace Dam causing flash flooding downstream on the Crooked Creek. HAZARD...Flash flooding from the failure of Lake Wallace Dam. SOURCE...Emergency Management. IMPACT...Flash flooding of areas downstream from the Lake Wallace Dam along the Crooked Creek. * The nearest downstream town is Shady Rest Community & Richardson Park Community in Bennettsville. This includes the following streams and drainages... Crooked Creek. Flooding is occurring along the Crooked Creek.