Tropical Storm Michael Update #2
Thursday 11 October 2018 -- 1:00 pm

The Town will return to emergency readiness status of Operations Condition 5 (normal operations) effective 1:00 pm Thursday, 11 October. Town Hall will remain closed for the remainder of Thursday afternoon and will reopen on Friday, 12 October for normal business hours. Seabrook Island Municipal Court scheduled for Thursday, 11 October has been rescheduled to 6 December. The fall shredding event will take place at the Town Hall parking lot on Friday, 12 October from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm as scheduled.

Berkeley Electric reported outages in its service area including one reported outage within Seabrook Island Thursday morning, 11 October.

The Town does not expect to issue further emergency information updates concerning Tropical Storm Michael.​

For emergency response call 911.

For emergency response updates and announcements from the Town of Seabrook Island:
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• Continue to monitor the Town’s website at townofseabrookisland.org;
• Call our toll-free number at 888-314-3177;
• Follow the Town’s TWITTER feed at twitter.com/seabrookislnd87; or
• Follow the Town’s FACEBOOK page at facebook.com/townofseabrookisland.

Property Owners with rental guests should forward this notice to their rental guests.

Hurricane Michael Update #1
Wednesday 10 October 2018 -- 1:00 pm

Charleston County is currently under a tropical storm warning. As of 12:00 pm on 10 October, Hurricane Michael was a Category 4 hurricane and landfall was forecasted to occur on the Florida panhandle in the early afternoon of Wednesday, 10 October. The forecast track calls for the storm to rapidly decrease in strength as it moves inland through Georgia and the Carolinas towards the Atlantic coast as a tropical storm. The most significant storm impacts for Seabrook Island are expected to occur Wednesday evening and during the day Thursday, 11 October. During the same period, conditions will be favorable for tornado formation. Expected storm impacts are: sustained winds of 25 - 30 mph with gusts of 35 - 45 mph, primarily in association with rain bands; rainfall of 1 - 2 inches; storm surge no greater than the recent high tides with potential for some beach erosion. The Charleston County Sheriff's Office has advised that motorists should not use bridges when sustained wind speeds are 30 mph or greater.

On Wednesday the Governor declared a State of Emergency that includes Charleston County. Charleston County offices and Charleston County courts will be closed Thursday, 11 October. Charleston County Emergency Management Department changed its emergency response readiness status to Operations Condition 3 effective at noon 10 October.

The Town remains at increased emergency readiness status of Operations Condition 4. Town officials continue to monitor storm developments as they undertake storm preparations in accordance with the Town's emergency plan. Town Hall will be closed Thursday 11 October and reopen Friday for normal business hours. Seabrook Island Municipal Court scheduled for Thursday, 11 October has been rescheduled to 6 December. The Fall shredding event will take place at the Town Hall parking lot on Friday, 12 October (10:00 am to 1:00 pm) as scheduled.

Berkeley Electric reported Wednesday that they continue to monitor storm developments and have no current plans to interrupt power to Seabrook Island. Residents are advised of the potential for unplanned power interruptions in consequence of storm impacts from extraordinary flooding and downed power lines supplying power to Berkeley Electric substations.

The next expected Town emergency information update is expected to be issued early in the afternoon of Thursday, 11 October.

For emergency response call 911.

For emergency response updates and announcements from the Town of Seabrook Island:
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• Continue to monitor the Town’s website at townofseabrookisland.org;
• Call our toll-free number at 888-314-3177;
• Follow the Town’s TWITTER feed at twitter.com/seabrookislnd87; or
• Follow the Town’s FACEBOOK page at facebook.com/townofseabrookisland.

Property Owners with rental guests should forward this notice to their rental guests.

Hurricane Michael Advisory
Tuesday 9 October 2018 -- 1:00 pm

Hurricane Michael is expected to impact Seabrook Island as a tropical storm with the most significant impacts Wednesday evening 10 October through Thursday morning and gradually subsiding remainder of Thursday, 11 October. Expected impacts include sustained winds of 25-35 mph, with gusts to 45 mph; and 2-3 inches of rain. A tornado threat will exist through Thursday, 11 October. No significant storm surge is expected; however, there may be some beach erosion.

Following the increased readiness status of Charleston County, Mayor Ciancio has raised the Town’s emergency readiness status to Operations Condition (OPCON) 4 and ordered that the Town officials monitor weather conditions and take preparatory measures in accordance with the Town’s Emergency plan. Town offices will remain open for normal business hours.

Berkeley Electric has advised the Town that it is monitoring the situation and has no plans to interrupt power to Seabrook Island.

All property owners, renters and guests should review and be ready to implement their hurricane preparedness plans. Suggested plans are set out in the Town’s website at townofseabrookisland.org under “Emergency Preparedness” at the website home page.
For emergency response call 911.

For emergency response updates and announcements from the Town of Seabrook Island:​

• Continue to monitor the Town’s website at townofseabrookisland.org;
• Call our toll-free number at 888-314-3177;
• Follow the Town’s TWITTER feed at twitter.com/seabrookislnd87; or
• Follow the Town’s FACEBOOK page at facebook.com/townofseabrookisland.

Property Owners with rental guests should forward this notice to their rental guests.

It is expected that the next Hurricane Michael information update may be issued no earlier than late afternoon on Wednesday, 11 October; earlier updates will be issued as circumstances require.