Flash flood emergencies for three South Carolina Counties
- 9 years ago
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency for Berkeley and Charleston Counties in South Carolina early Sunday.
Three people died on Friday and Saturday in traffic incidents in South Carolina, and a car passenger died in North Carolina on Thursday when a tree fell on Interstate 95, officials said.
The potentially historic precipitation will last all 48 hours of the weekend, due to a 1-2 punch from Hurricane Joaquin over the open Atlantic and a second weather system: Joaquin drenches the Northeast and a separate low-pressure rainmaker dumps on the Southeast.
President Barack Obama declared an emergency in South Carolina, authorizing federal aid, and parts of the state's coast braced for likely flooding with more than 15 inches of rain.
"What we're experiencing is an unprecedented event," said Mayor Joseph Riley Jr., referring to record rainfalls and extremely high tides happening at the same time, according to CNN affiliate WCBD .
Three people died on Friday and Saturday in traffic incidents in South Carolina, and a car passenger died in North Carolina on Thursday when a tree fell on Interstate 95, officials said.
The potentially historic precipitation will last all 48 hours of the weekend, due to a 1-2 punch from Hurricane Joaquin over the open Atlantic and a second weather system: Joaquin drenches the Northeast and a separate low-pressure rainmaker dumps on the Southeast.
President Barack Obama declared an emergency in South Carolina, authorizing federal aid, and parts of the state's coast braced for likely flooding with more than 15 inches of rain.
"What we're experiencing is an unprecedented event," said Mayor Joseph Riley Jr., referring to record rainfalls and extremely high tides happening at the same time, according to CNN affiliate WCBD .