Moving to Pee Dee (Florence)

This region sits at a genuine Interstate 95/Interstate 20 crossroads via Florence, with Darlington and Cheraw both genuinely inland Pee Dee towns carrying real, if comparatively modest, tropical-remnant flood histories.

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I-95 and I-20: A Genuine National Logistics Crossroads

Florence's position directly at the intersection of I-95 and I-20 -- further anchored by CSX's largest railway yard in South Carolina and Florence Regional Airport -- makes it this region's practical transportation hub, a genuinely different logistics position than either Darlington or Cheraw.

Real, Documented Tropical-Remnant Flooding

This region carries no direct hurricane-landfall or storm-surge risk, but real tropical-system remnant rainfall has struck each town directly and specifically: Hurricane Florence's September 2018 remnants forced roughly 3,000 Florence residents to evacuate and closed a 5-mile stretch of I-95 for days; Hurricane Florence's 2018 remnants also caused a Jordan Pond Dam breach near Darlington; and Cheraw received a real, severe, record-breaking rainfall event (22.81 inches, among the highest tropical-cyclone totals ever recorded in South Carolina) with Riverside Park left underwater for days.

Key takeaways

Florence's I-95/I-20 crossroads position, CSX's largest South Carolina rail yard, and its own regional airport make it this region's transportation hub.
This region carries zero hurricane-landfall risk, but real, documented tropical-remnant flooding has struck all three towns, most severely in Cheraw (22.81 inches from Hurricane Florence's 2018 remnants).

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Last reviewed: 2026-09-05. Independent research; not financial, tax, or legal advice -- confirm current figures with a local professional before making a decision.