Charleston
And just imagine if you had been in Charleston or Columbia!!
We're fine in Charleston's historic district. Looking forward to the sunshine yet to come! Hopefully tomorrow.
Charleston was officially closed/blocked for two days. Traffic on I-26 East was diverted on to the Ravenel Bridge into Mt Pleasant. "The Crosstown," Hwy 17 N. to S., was closed as were both bridges across the Ashley River at downtown. There were 56 streets closed on the peninsula on Saturday at one time. Most stores and restaurants were closed and the streets have been eerily quiet for four days. Schools will have been closed for three days counting tomorrow. Folly Beach was also closed on Saturday. Only residents and renters were allowed on to the island.
However, as bad as the photos look on the Internet and TV, that kind of flooding is not indicative of the whole. The worst coastal flooding comes with high tide and then ebbs fairly quickly. We are used to some flooding every full moon high tide, if it has rained. But this low pressure area that had us receiving 20+ inches of rain was beyond our experience. Imagine had we actually had hurricane involvement!
That said, yesterday, Sunday, when the ground was so saturated and rivers and lakes continued rising and overflowing there was some serious flooding in out-lying areas. I don't know about Edisto Beach but they were asking residents living within one mile of the Edisto River to evacuate late yesterday and this morning.
Columbia seems to be having some major problems with the Congaree River and several lakes as well as water and power. At least Charleston's water is fine and our power outages were not widespread or long-lasting.
Thanks for your concern and well wishes. Charleston has endured worse!