Posted on 09/10/2018 12:08:11 PM PDT by sodpoodle
PINE RIDGE, SC S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster announced a mandatory evacuation of the South Carolina coast on Monday. All eight the counties along the coast would begin evacuating as of noon on Tuesday, McMaster said at a press briefing on Monday. McMaster said he would reverse lanes on four main roads to facilitate the evacuation. As of noon Tuesday, lanes will reverse on Interstate 26 from Charleston to Columbia and Highway 50from Myrtle Beach. Highways 278 and 21 in Beaufort County will be ready for reversal as of noon, but officials will wait to make an order at that time. State offices and schools will also close in the affected counties on Tuesday, McMaster said. “We know the evacuation order I’m issuing will be inconvenient,” McMaster said. “But we’re not going to gamble with the lives of the people of South Carolina.” Florence would ore wind than Hugo and more water than Matthew, McMaster warned. Projections on Monday show the storm making landfall in the area of Wilmington, N.C., early Friday morning, but with much of South Carolina still under threat of seeing a significant impact. State lawmakers were saying the governor would order an evacuation beginning Tuesday. State offices and schools would also be closed in the affected counties, lawmakers said. S.C. Rep. Alan Clemmons, R-Horry, tweeted Monday afternoon that McMaster had announced to members of the Geveral Assembly he will order evacuations for the coast beginning at noon on Tuesday. S.C. Rep. Tim McGinnis posted to his Facebook page that lanes on major state roads would be reversed to facilitate the evacuations. As of 11 a.m. Monday, Florence had strengthened to a Category 3 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph. On Saturday, McMaster formally declared a state of emergency, allowing officials to put hurricane preparations into effect and begin coordinating resources. The S.C. National Guard can also be deployed during an emergency as necessary. The state has submitted a request to President Donald Trump for a federal disaster declaration, clearing the way for federal funds and assistance for any damage from the storm.
The latest has the storm moving across the northern tier of SC, won’t be able to head back east for an extra day or two.
I would go towards Florida and play some jai alai. You bet on the games, you clean up.
She has my sympathies in that 26 traffic.
Other than being concerned about heavy rain and wind, I think I’ll fare OK here in Columbia.
The ground here is so dry and we could the rain but not in such quantities as predicted.
I’m south of you in Aiken County near Augusta, GA.
I expect we’ll be ok. My fear is not flooding; water would have to be three or four feet deep before I’d be affected.
My concern is power. We’re 100% dependent on electricity out here in the country. Any lengthy interruption is going to be a trial.
Power is my main sweat.
No generator.
Considering how all the appliances in the new pad are anchored, running cords isn’t practical anyway.
One of the longer term plans for this place was to at least have a manual bus transfer for a generator to get bare minimum. Those portables aren’t the cleanest power but would beat nothing. I’ve got more stuff on UPS batteries now.
The end game is a standalone generator to power normally for long periods.
You need more storage. Get 30 barrels. You can always use it to fill your cars later.
I think you posted to the wrong person, but thanks for the info. LOL
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