State of emergency lifted in South Carolina
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S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster issued a state of emergency Friday ahead of potential severe tropical weather impacts to the state
The Executive Order 2025-33 activates the South Carolina Emergency Operations Plan and directs the South Carolina Emergency Management Division to commence statewide preparation and coordination procedures with all relevant local, state, and federal agencies in advance of the landfall of a potential Tropical Storm or Hurricane.
Warnings to brace for the worst have subsided after incoming Tropical Storm Imelda’s predicted path turned out to sea, according to the National Weather Service. Coastal residents should prepare for about 1 inch of rain from scattered storms Tuesday,
Tropical storm alerts have been posted and at least one state has declared a pre-emptive state of emergency as a looming storm system is on its way to becoming future Hurricane Imelda, bringing the potential threat of heavy rain and strong winds to parts of the Southeast.
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has declared a State of Emergency ahead of impacts from a potential hurricane.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that the state’s law against price gouging has gone into affect ahead of the coming tropical storm. The announcement comes after Governor Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency for the same tropical storm.