Island Roads Passable But Standing Water Requires Caution

[NOTE: Property Owners should monitor their e-mail for notices from SIPOA and check with the Town’s web site for official information. Tidelines will be post information regarding conditions as they are encountered by staff, but these are not official pronouncements unless otherwise indicated. Our postings reflect conditions at the time noted; be aware that these can change.]

9::00 AM: A drive around the Island indicates that circulation is possible, but standing water at locations on Seabrook Island Road requires caution. Earlier this morning, Island Security was turning back traffic at Seabrook Island Road and Baywood. The section of SBIR between Baywood and Andell Way has standing water.

On the opposite loop of SBIR, there is standing water at the intersection of the maintenance shed area and in the area around the intersection of Cat Tail Pond. Royal Pine and the near vicinity of Old Forest also has standing water. All these roads are passable, but we advise traversing them slowly and, if possible, in vehicles with higher wheel bases.

The parkway to the traffic circle is OK, but water is building up in the ditches. Harris Teeter is open in Freshfields.

Conditions at some of these locations will likely worsen on either side of high tide, which will occur between 1:00 and 1:30 PM today.

We are posting this same information along with media bits in our story feed post near the top of this page. Use our story feed throughout this rain event for updates. We encourage our readers to provide additional information by commenting on this post, and sending photos or video to seabrookislandblog@gmail.com.

—Tidelines Staff

 

 

Rains Spawn Flooding Threat on Island; Follow the Story Here

Possibly historic drenching rains generated by a nor’easter weather system and Hurricane Joaquin at sea–coupled with moon perigee tides on the coast–are threatening to produce serious flooding in large parts of South Carolina over the next few days. Tidelines will monitor this situation on and around Seabrook Island as the weekend progresses.

Check this post periodically and click the image below for updates; newest story bits will appear at the top of the feed. We encourage our readers to add to this post through their comments; if you have photos, send them to us at seabrookislandblog@gmail.com.

—Tidelines Staff

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County Closings for Friday, October 2

The Main and Dart Branch libraries will close Friday because of expected flooding and bad weather.

Charleston County Emergency Officials are monitoring weather conditions and expected flooding to decide whether to close all libraries and county buildings on Friday. They will also decide about weekend openings.

Please note, Charleston County School District is closing Friday also.

Submitted by Doug Henderson, Executive Director of Charleston Public Libraries

Tornado Forces Road Closings – Friday, Sept 25

Channel 2 News is reporting a tornado touched down on Johns Island at 12:45 am.  In addition, they are reporting many road closings.

As of 6:00 am, Main Road to Highway 17 was open, as a Seabrooker took that road to the airport.  However, there are several lights out, specifically at Maybank and Main Road, River Road and Main Road, and Highway 17 and Main Road.

If you are travelling off the island this morning, check your favorite news channel as well as travel apps such as Waze, InrixTraffic or Beat the Traffic.

We encourage Tidelines readers to help keep us current on this story by reporting any conditions you experience firsthand in a comment to this post. Please note the time you encountered them.

A story on the Charleston Post and Courier site can be viewed here.
A story on the national Weather Channel site can be viewed here.
Local ABC affiliate Channel 4 has a story here.

—Tidelands Staff

List of Emergency Preparedness Links

[Ed. note: The following showed up in our inbox courtesy of a public service organization in North Carolina. Although the content in each link may not be 100% relevant for our readers, there is sufficient content regarding emergency preparedness to be of good value, especially at this time of year.]

With the sudden downpours to which we’re prone at this time of year, and in preparation for storms in the next few months, this is a great time to become educated and prepared if a flood disaster should strike.

FloodSmart Community Resources
https://www.floodsmart.gov/floodsmart/pages/partner/partner_index.jsp

Home Safety Checklist
http://www.mortgagecalculator.org/helpful-advice/home-safety-checklist.php

Red Cross Disaster Safety Checklist
http://www.redcross.org/prepare/disaster-safety-library

How to Protect Your Home From Flood Damage
https://www.redfin.com/blog/2015/03/how-to-protect-your-home-from-flood-damage.html

Emergency Planning – Protect Your Pet
http://www.paw-rescue.org/PAW/PETTIPS/DogTip_EmergencyPlanning.php

How to Avoid Flood Damaged Cars
http://www.carfax.com/guides/buying-used/things-to-avoid/flood-damage

STEM Challenge for Kids – Building Flood Resistant Homes
http://practicalaction.org/beattheflood

I hope these will prove to be useful to you and your audience.

Happy learning!

—Submitted by Jasmine Dyoco
information@educatorlabs.org
http://educatorlabs.org/