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The National Hurricane Center issued the following bulletin regarding Tropical Storm Bertha at 8:30 AM on Wednesday, May 27, 2020: TROPICAL STORM BERTHA FORMS NEAR THE COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED AND HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED SUMMARY OF 8:30 AM EDT INFORMATION
WATCHES AND WARNINGS A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the coast of South Carolina from Edisto Beach to South Santee River. A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning, in this case in the next few hours. For storm information specific to your area, including possible inland watches and warnings, please monitor products issued by your local National Weather Service forecast office. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK At 8:30 AM EDT, the center of Tropical Storm Bertha was located near latitude 32.7 North, longitude 79.4 West. Bertha is moving toward the northwest near 9 mph (15 km/h) and this motion is expected to continue through tonight. On the forecast track the center of Bertha will move onshore in the warning area in the next few hours and the move inland across eastern and northern South Carolina later today and into west-central North Carolina by tonight. Maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph (75 km/h) with higher gusts. Bertha is expected to weaken to a tropical depression after moving inland and become a remnant low tonight. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 25 miles (35 km) from the center. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1009 mb (29.80 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND RAINFALL: Bertha is expected to produce total rain accumulation of 2 to 4 inches with isolated totals of 8 inches across eastern and central South Carolina into west central to far southeastern North Carolina and southwest Virginia. This rainfall may produce life-threatening flash flooding. WIND: Tropical storm conditions are expected to reach the coast within the warning area in the next couple of hours. For more information, please visit the National Hurricane Center website. Property owners and managers with rental guests should forward this information to their rental guests.   April 16, 2020 -- 9:00 pm Following the severe weather event that took place on Monday, April 13, 2020, the National Weather Service (NWS) Charleston Office conducted a damage survey to determine whether a tornado touched down within the Town of Seabrook Island. The results of the damage survey were released by the NWS at 5:40 pm on Thursday, April 16th. The NWS has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado occurred within the Town of Seabrook Island at approximately 8:28 AM on Monday, April 13th. Based on their observations, the NWS estimated that the tornado had a maximum wind speed of 105 mph. The tornado traveled approximately 1.25 miles and had a maximum path width of 120 yards. A summary of NWS damage survey is included below. NWS Damage Survey for April 13, 2020 Tornado Event
In addition to the tornado which was confirmed on Seabrook Island, the NWS determined that the same storm produced tornadoes at Edisto Beach at 8:15 AM (EF-2; 125 mph) and Kiawah Island at 8:33 AM (EF-1; 105 mph). As of 6:00 pm on Thursday, April 16th, the NWS has confirmed at least 9 tornadoes across the state of South Carolina as a result of Monday’s severe weather event. The storm resulted in the deaths of at least 9 people in South Carolina, and more than 1,000 homes were damaged or destroyed. More Information: View NWS Damage Survey for Seabrook Island & Kiawah Island Blue Tarp & Tree Removal Contractors The Town of Seabrook Island maintains a list on its website of licensed local contractors who offer emergency “blue tarp” and tree removal services following a hurricane, tornado or other disaster event. Please note that all contractors operating within the Town of Seabrook Island are required to have a valid town business license. To verify the license status of a contractor who is not on the town's emergency contractor lists, or to report an unlicensed contractor doing business within the town, please contact Town Hall by phone at (843) 768-9121 or by email at info@townofseabrookisland.org. More Information: Town of Seabrook Island Emergency Contractor Lists Send Us Your Pictures Do you have pictures of damage or debris from Monday’s tornado? We are currently collecting photos to help document this event. Residents may send digital photos by email to info@townofseabrookisland.org. Please include your name in the body of the message, as well as the approximate location where each photo was taken. Seabrook Island Town Hall Closed As a reminder, Town Hall remains closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Members of town staff are working remotely to provide “virtual services” to residents and business owners. For assistance during normal operating hours (Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm), please contact us by phone at (843) 768-9121 or by email at info@townofseabrookisland.org.  September 6, 2019 -- 2:30 pm
Latest update from Berkeley Electric is that it believes by 8:00 PM this evening, Friday September 6th, the power should be restored to 80-90% of Seabrook Island with the balance restored no later than Saturday morning, September 7th. SIPOA contractors are continuing to remove debris from the roadways on the island. The Town again urges residents not to attempt to return to the island before noon on Saturday, September 7th, to avoid interfering with that effort. For emergency response call 911. For emergency response updates and announcements from the Town of Seabrook Island: Continue to monitor the Town's website (https://www.townofseabrookisland.org); Call the Town's toll-free number (888-314-3177); Follow the Town's TWITTER feed (twitter.com/seabrookislnd87); or Follow the Town's FACEBOOK page (facebook.com/townofseabrookisland) Property Owners with rental guests should forward this notice to their rental guests. The next Town update, if any, is expected to be no earlier than afternoon on Saturday, September 7th, but if circumstances dictate, the Town will issue updates earlier as appropriate. September 6, 2019 -- 12:30 pm
Hurricane Dorian has passed, and our area is in the clear. Gov. McMaster has lifted the evacuation order as of mid-morning on Friday, September 6th. The SIPOA has debris removal crews clearing the roads. That task is anticipated to continue through Saturday, and possibly Sunday. Residents should not plan to return to the island until noon on Saturday, September 7th, in order to avoid interfering with the POA’s cleanup effort. Many hanging limbs have yet to be removed, and there are still several driving hazards on our roads. We have spoken with Berkeley Electric and, as of noon today, they have crews working on the island. Portions of the island have already had power restored and Berkeley anticipates that all areas of the island will have power restored over the next 24 hours. The Town has begun its initial damage assessment which indicates little property damage and some damage to trees. The Town is now at readiness status “Normal Operations”. The State of Emergency declared by the Mayor at the special Town Council meeting held on Tuesday, September 3rd, has been lifted. Town Hall will reopen on Monday, September 9th. For emergency response call 911. For emergency response updates and announcements from the Town of Seabrook Island: Continue to monitor the Town's website (https://www.townofseabrookisland.org); Call the Town's toll-free number (888-314-3177); Follow the Town's TWITTER feed (twitter.com/seabrookislnd87); or Follow the Town's FACEBOOK page (facebook.com/townofseabrookisland) Property Owners with rental guests should forward this notice to their rental guests. The next Town update, if any, is expected to be afternoon on Saturday, September 7th. If circumstances dictate, the Town will issue updates earlier as appropriate to the circumstances. September 5, 2019 -- 1:30 pm
Hurricane Dorian is now a category 2 hurricane and arrived about 30 - 40 miles off the Charleston peninsula at 12:30 pm on Thursday, September 5th. Total rainfall is expected to be about 10” with 3” – 4” more rainfall expected before the storm moves on. Tropical storm force winds (up to 73 mph) with the potential for hurricane force gusts (up to 95 mph) will continue in our area until late Thursday night, September 5th, or early Friday morning September 6th. With midday high tide on September 5th, storm surge inundation will be less than previously expected. Power was lost on Seabrook Island early Thursday morning, September 5th, due to power loss from BEC’s power supplier. BEC did not preemptively cut power to Seabrook Island. St Johns Fire District has requested that residents stay off Johns Island roads with downed trees and power lines blocking roads. Early Thursday morning, September 5th, SJFD was responding to clear a downed tree from Seabrook Island Road. Charleston County EMS has advised that its personnel will not respond to calls when sustained winds reach 40 mph. Charleston County has declared condition yellow, meaning high profile vehicles are to stay off those bridges. Charleston County Emergency Management Department and the Town remain at readiness status "Storm Impacts Occurring or Imminent". The State of Emergency declared by the Mayor at the special Town Council meeting held on Tuesday, September 3rd, remains in effect. Town Hall closed at 2:30 pm on Tuesday, September 3rd, and will remain closed until Monday, September 9th. Evacuated residents should not attempt to return to the Island until the Governor has lifted the evacuation order and the Town has confirmed that it is appropriate for residents to do so. The Town has established criteria for resident return which include availability of emergency services and sewer and water services and completion of debris removal from the roads within the Town. The Town does not expect resident return to begin before noon on Saturday, September 7th. For emergency response call 911. For emergency response updates and announcements from the Town of Seabrook Island: Continue to monitor the Town's website (https://www.townofseabrookisland.org); Call the Town's toll-free number (888-314-3177); Follow the Town's TWITTER feed (twitter.com/seabrookislnd87); or Follow the Town's FACEBOOK page (facebook.com/townofseabrookisland) Property Owners with rental guests should forward this notice to their rental guests. The next Town update is expected to be afternoon on Friday, September 6th, but will issue updates earlier as appropriate to the circumstances. September 4, 2019 -- 4:00 pm
St. Johns Fire District has notified the Town that it has relocated personnel from the Seabrook Island Station. Residents should expect delays in fire and hazard response in consequence of that relocation. Berkeley Electric Cooperative has not yet informed the Town of a decision to preemptively cut power. The Town will publish that determination when notified by BEC. Evacuated residents should not attempt to return to the Island until the Governor has lifted the evacuation order and the Town has confirmed that it is appropriate for residents to do so. The Town has established criteria for resident return which include availability of emergency services and sewer and water services and completion of debris removal from the roads within the Town. For emergency response call 911. For emergency response updates and announcements from the Town of Seabrook Island: Continue to monitor the Town's website (https://www.townofseabrookisland.org); Call the Town's toll-free number (888-314-3177); Follow the Town's TWITTER feed (twitter.com/seabrookislnd87); or Follow the Town's FACEBOOK page (facebook.com/townofseabrookisland) Property Owners with rental guests should forward this notice to their rental guests. The next Town update is expected to be afternoon on Thursday, September 5th, but the Town will issue updates earlier as appropriate to the circumstances. September 4, 2019 -- 1:30 pm
Hurricane Dorian is now a category 2 hurricane and has begun a slow northward movement off the coast of Florida at approximate latitude of Jacksonville. It is anticipated that heavy rainfall (6” – 10” up to 6” – 12”) and tropical storm force winds with the potential for hurricane force gusts in our area will begin as early as Wednesday afternoon, September 4th. The National Weather Service Charleston estimates that Dorian will be a category 2 hurricane and 35 – 50 miles offshore when it reaches Charleston. NWS Charleston cautions, that while that distance may appear substantial, the storm’s wind field is expanding. With midday high tide on September 5th, a storm surge inundation of 4' - 7' is expected. Isolated tornadoes are possible Wednesday afternoon and evening on September 4th. We urge residents to monitor National Weather Service updates for current information on the storm. The coast of Charleston County is currently under a Hurricane Warning (hurricane impacts expected within the next 48 hours). Charleston County EMS has advised that its personnel will not respond to calls when sustained winds reach 40 mph. As a matter of policy, Charleston County has two advisory conditions for high-span or exposed bridges: when sustained winds reach 30 mph it will declare a condition yellow, meaning high profile vehicles are to stay off those bridges; when sustained winds reach 40 mph it will declare a condition red meaning all vehicles are to stay off those bridges. The Town will issue notice to residents of the active advisory condition. St. Johns Fire District has received two high water vehicles and two Hum Vees and those will be out in the community on September 4th to familiarize attending National Guard personnel with the area. In the event of relocation of apparatus by SJFD, the Town will be informed and will publish that information. In the event of equipment relocation, residents should expect delays in fire and hazard response. Charleston County Emergency Management Department and the Town remain at readiness status "Storm Impacts Occurring or Imminent". At the special Town Council meeting held on Tuesday, September 3rd, Council approved a Declaration of a State of Emergency by which the Mayor is vested with certain powers to respond to emergency events as set forth in the ordinance (Town Code Sec.2-27). Town Hall closed at 2:30 pm on Tuesday, September 3rd, and will remain closed until further notice. Berkeley Electric Cooperative has not made a decision as to whether to pre-emptively cut power, but maintains that possibility as circumstances dictate. The Town will publish that determination when notified by BEC. Evacuated residents should not attempt to return to the Island until the Governor has lifted the evacuation order and the Town has confirmed that it is appropriate for residents to do so. The Town has established criteria for resident return which include availability of emergency services and sewer and water services and completion of debris removal from the roads within the Town. For emergency response call 911. For emergency response updates and announcements from the Town of Seabrook Island: Continue to monitor the Town's website (https://www.townofseabrookisland.org); Call the Town's toll-free number (888-314-3177); Follow the Town's TWITTER feed (twitter.com/seabrookislnd87); or Follow the Town's FACEBOOK page (facebook.com/townofseabrookisland) Property Owners with rental guests should forward this notice to their rental guests. The next Town update is expected to be afternoon on Thursday, September 5th, but will issue updates earlier as appropriate to the circumstances. September 4, 2019 -- 10:00 am
St. Johns Fire District has received two High Water vehicles and two Hum Vees from the National Guard to assist, if necessary, in our area. Those vehicles will be staffed with 8 National Guard personnel as well as with St. Johns Fire District personnel. The National Guard will be taking the vehicles around Seabrook Island sometime today, September 4th, to familiarize themselves with the area. St. Johns Fire District has also strategically placed the small boats that were provided by the Kiawah Island Community Association. St. Johns Fire District is tentatively planning to move personnel from Station 2 on Seabrook Island later in the afternoon of September 4th, but expects to leave a Medical Squad to respond to medical calls as long as weather permits. Fire Apparatus will respond to other fire and hazard emergencies, coming from a longer distance, as long as weather, wind or flooding permits. St. Johns Fire District will inform the Town when they relocate personnel and that information will be published by the Town. For emergency response call 911. For emergency response updates and announcements from the Town of Seabrook Island: Continue to monitor the Town's website (https://www.townofseabrookisland.org); Call the Town's toll-free number (888-314-3177); Follow the Town's TWITTER feed (twitter.com/seabrookislnd87); or Follow the Town's FACEBOOK page (facebook.com/townofseabrookisland) Property Owners with rental guests should forward this notice to their rental guests. The next Town update is expected to be afternoon on Wednesday, September 4th. September 3, 2019 -- 3:30 pm
Evacuated residents should not attempt to return to the Island until the Town has confirmed that it is appropriate to do so. Residents who have chosen not to leave the island should be aware that for security purposes, beginning Wednesday morning at 6:00 am, as they have done previously, the Charleston County Sherriff’s office will set up an access control point at the Freshfields Village traffic circle. It is anticipated that the access control point will remain staffed until the storm has passed. Once the access control point has been established, the Sherriff’s office will monitor traffic coming back onto the island. Accordingly, they will ask for demonstration of residency or property ownership such as a driver’s license, Club membership card, utility bill or similar proof of residency or property ownership. We have asked the officers on duty to use common sense letting people back onto the island. SIPOA has indicated that its security staff will continue to staff the gate as long as it’s safe to do so. September 3, 2019 -- 3:00 pm
Hurricane Dorian is now a category 2 hurricane and has begun slow a northward movement in the vicinity of the Bahamas. Governor McMaster’s evacuation order applicable to the Town of Seabrook Island remains in effect. All residents are urged to heed the evacuation order. It is anticipated that heavy rainfall (6” – 10”) and tropical storm force winds with the potential for hurricane force gusts in our area will begin as early as Wednesday afternoon, September 4th. Rainfall will likely exceed the threshold for flash flooding, and storm surge inundation of 4' - 7' is expected. We urge residents to monitor National Weather Service updates for current information on the storm. The coast of Charleston County is currently under a Hurricane Warning (hurricane impacts expected within the next 48 hours). When it arrives off the coast of Charleston, Dorian is expected to be a category 2 hurricane. Berkeley Electric Cooperative has informed the Town that it now contemplates the possibility of pre-emptive power outage to prevent damage to distribution equipment in the event of widespread flooding. The Town will issue notice to residents when BEC confirms that it will take that action. Charleston International Airport will close at 3:00 pm on Wednesday, September 4th and, at the earliest, reopen at 6:00 am on Friday, September 6th. Charleston County EMS has advised that its personnel will not respond to calls when sustained winds reach 40 mph. As a matter of policy, Charleston County has two advisory conditions for high-span or exposed bridges: when sustained winds reach 30 mph it will declare a condition yellow, meaning high profile vehicles are to stay off those bridges; when sustained winds reach 40 mph it will declare a condition red meaning all vehicles are to stay off those bridges. The Town will issue notice to residents of the active advisory condition. St. Johns Fire District will temporarily relocate equipment to higher ground in contemplation of flooding of Seabrook Island. Residents should expect delays in response while equipment is relocated. Beach Patrol suspended operations on Seabrook Island beaches on Monday, September 2nd, at 1:00 pm. Charleston County Emergency Management Department and the Town remain at readiness status "Storm Impacts Occurring or Imminent". At the special Town Council meeting held on Tuesday, September 3nd, Council approved a Declaration of a State of Emergency by which the Mayor is vested with certain powers to respond to emergency events as set forth in the ordinance (Town Code Sec.2-27). Town Hall will be closed at 2:30 pm on Tuesday, September 3rd and will remain closed until further notice. Anyone having official business with the Town should plan accordingly. Any resident who may require assistance with evacuation or who knows a resident they believe may require assistance with evacuation should contact the Town (843-768-9121) to provide name(s), address(es) and contact information before the closure of Town Hall. In contemplation of the closure of Town Hall, the deadline for filing Statements of Candidacy for the November 2019 election, now scheduled to expire on September 6th, will be extended on a day-for-day basis for the duration of the Town Hall closure. For emergency response call 911. For emergency response updates and announcements from the Town of Seabrook Island: Continue to monitor the Town's website (https://www.townofseabrookisland.org); Call the Town's toll-free number (888-314-3177); Follow the Town's TWITTER feed (twitter.com/seabrookislnd87); or Follow the Town's FACEBOOK page (facebook.com/townofseabrookisland) Property Owners with rental guests should forward this notice to their rental guests. The next Town update is expected to be afternoon on Wednesday, September 4th. |
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