(7 Aug 2024)
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Charleston, South Carolina – 6 August 2024
1. Mid of pair of flags over flooding
2. Low wide of standing water in Charleston, SC
3. Tight on reflection of palm trees in standing water
4. Wide of street closed off from flooding
5. Wide of flags over flooding in Charleston, SC
STORYLINE:
Tropical Storm Debby drenched coastal cities in Georgia and South Carolina, stirred up tornadoes and submerged streets with waist-high floodwaters Tuesday in what is just the beginning of a prolonged storm that could dump staggering rain totals of up to 25 inches (64 centimeters).
Charleston and Savannah took the first blow, with up to a foot (30 centimeters) of rain falling along the coast between the two cities in just over 24 hours. Police blocked all the roads into Charleston’s downtown peninsula as a precaution. Dozens of roads were closed in the historic city because of flooding similar to what it sees several times a year because of rising sea levels.
As Debby swirls just offshore, the heavy rain is expected to move north into parts of South Carolina and North Carolina that have already seen two billion-dollar floods in eight years.
Officials in Charleston continued a curfew, closing all roads into the downtown peninsula and letting only essential workers and emergency personnel pass through. Mayor William Cogswell said the move meant the city hadn’t had to do any high water rescues and kept businesses and homes from unnecessary damage.
(AP video by John Minchello)
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