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Storm drenches Florida and causes floods in South Carolina as it moves up East Coast

GEORGETOWN, S.C. (AP) — An intense late-year storm barreled up the East Coast on Sunday with heavy rains and strong winds that shattered rainfall records, forced water rescues from flooded streets and washed out holiday celebrations.Authorities rescued dozens of motorists stranded by floodwaters in South Carolina’s waterfront community of Georgetown, Georgetown County spokesperson Jackie Broach said. Mo...

GEORGETOWN, S.C. (AP) — An intense late-year storm barreled up the East Coast on Sunday with heavy rains and strong winds that shattered rainfall records, forced water rescues from flooded streets and washed out holiday celebrations.

Authorities rescued dozens of motorists stranded by floodwaters in South Carolina’s waterfront community of Georgetown, Georgetown County spokesperson Jackie Broach said. More than 9 inches (22.9 centimeters) of rain fell in the area situated between Charleston and Myrtle Beach since late Saturday.

“It’s not just the areas that we normally see flooding, that are flood-prone,” Broach said. “It’s areas that we’re not really expecting to have flooding issues...It’s like a tropical storm, it just happens to be in December.”

The tide in Charleston Harbor hit its fourth highest level on record and was “well above the highest tide for a non-tropical system,” according to the National Weather Service.

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Rising sea levels driven by human-caused climate change mean even relatively weak weather systems can now produce storm surges previously associated with hurricanes, said Meteorologist Jeff Masters, co-founder of the Weather Underground. In South Carolina that’s worsened by natural subsidence along the coast.

By 2050, Charleston is expected to see another 14 inches (35.6 centimeters) of sea level rise, Masters said.

“In Charleston, this is the sixth time this year already that they’ve had a major coastal flood. Most of those would not have been major flooding 100 years ago, because the sea level has risen that much,” he said.

The storm was forecast to gain strength as it tracked along the Georgia and Carolina coasts, producing heavy rain and gusty winds before sweeping into New England by Monday morning, the weather service said. Wind gusts of 35 mph to 45 mph (56 kph to 72 kph) could bring down trees, especially on saturated ground.

There were numerous road closures in Charleston and across South Carolina’s Lowcountry, while stranded cars littered streets.

There were no reports of injuries or deaths in Georgetown County, Broach said. Gusty winds were strong enough to topple some signs and trees. Outdoor holiday decorations were tossed about, she said.

Water rescues also took place on Kiawah and Seabrook islands, according to media outlets.

Charleston International Airport had more than 3 inches (8 centimeters) of rain in 24 hours — almost five times the prior record set in 1975, according to the National Weather Service.

Farther up the coast, minor to moderate coastal flooding was expected Sunday, according to the National Weather Service office in Wilmington, North Carolina.

There were more than 31,000 power outages in South Carolina, according to PowerOutage.us, along with over 14,000 in North Carolina and more than 11,000 in Florida.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul warned of a possible 2 to 4 inches (5.1 to 10.2 centimeters) of rain, powerful winds and potential flooding in parts of the state. Flood watches were in effect in many locations in New York City, and high wind warnings were activated around the city and Long Island.

“We will get through this storm, but preparation is the key,” New York Mayor Eric Adams said. City officials told residents to expect several hours of rain and possible delays during Monday morning’s commute.

Colder air behind the storm will trigger lake-effect snow across the Great Lakes toward the Appalachians and upstate New York into Tuesday, the weather service said.

The storm dumped up to 5 inches (12.7 centimeters) of rain across Florida, inundating streets and forcing the cancellation of boat parades and other holiday celebrations.

The National Weather Service issued flood warnings and minor flooding advisories for a wide swath of the state, from the southwest Gulf Coast to Jacksonville. Major airports remained open, however, at the start of the busy holiday travel season.

“Today is not the day to go swimming or boating!” Sheriff Carmine Marceno of Lee County, on Florida’s southwestern coast, said on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Coastal advisories were issued for much of Florida as strong winds churned waters in the Gulf and along the north Atlantic coast.

The storm could be good news for residents in southwest Florida who have been facing water restrictions and drought conditions heading into what normally is the region’s dry season.

The weather service also warned of 2 to 4 inches (5.1 to 10.2 centimeters) of rain in parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, with the heaviest expected late Sunday night, and possible urban and small stream flooding and at least minor flooding to some rivers through Monday.

Forecasters also warned of strong winds in coastal areas, gale-force winds offshore, and moderate coastal flooding along Delaware Bay and widespread minor coastal flooding elsewhere.

The weather service said there is a slight risk of excessive rainfall over parts of New England through Monday morning, with the potential for flash flooding. Northern New England is expected to get the heaviest rain Monday through Tuesday morning.

Stony Brook vs. Charleston (SC) January 6 Tickets & Start Time

The Charleston (SC) Cougars (8-4, 0-0 CAA) face a fellow CAA opponent, the Stony Brook Seawolves (6-6, 0-0 CAA), on Saturday, January 6, 2024 at Island Federal Credit Union Arena. The game will begin at 6:30 PM ET and is available via FloHoops.If you're looking to catch this game in person, head to Ticketmaster to buy your tickets!Stony Brook vs. ...

The Charleston (SC) Cougars (8-4, 0-0 CAA) face a fellow CAA opponent, the Stony Brook Seawolves (6-6, 0-0 CAA), on Saturday, January 6, 2024 at Island Federal Credit Union Arena. The game will begin at 6:30 PM ET and is available via FloHoops.

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Stony Brook vs. Charleston (SC) Stat Comparison

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260th 71.7 Points Scored 77.1 122nd
253rd 73.8 Points Allowed 75.8 293rd
174th 36.9 Rebounds 39.2 79th
173rd 9.3 Off. Rebounds 12.0 25th
69th 8.8 3pt Made 9.7 31st
283rd 12.0 Assists 13.8 163rd
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Hicks: Charleston has only 2 options: A future or ‘Waterworld’

The National Weather Service offers a detailed scientific explanation of why Charleston looked like “Waterworld” last Sunday.A low-pressure system developed over the Gulf of Mexico, crossed Florida and strengthened as it moved up the coast. This “anomalous” nor’easter, packing winds up to 60 mph, hit the city at high tide, creating a storm surge that “reached a preliminary value of 9.86 feet mean lower low water.”Dale Morris can explain that in plain English: “The harbor was highe...

The National Weather Service offers a detailed scientific explanation of why Charleston looked like “Waterworld” last Sunday.

A low-pressure system developed over the Gulf of Mexico, crossed Florida and strengthened as it moved up the coast. This “anomalous” nor’easter, packing winds up to 60 mph, hit the city at high tide, creating a storm surge that “reached a preliminary value of 9.86 feet mean lower low water.”

Dale Morris can explain that in plain English: “The harbor was higher than the land.”

Yep, that’s pretty much the problem. And it will continue to get worse, the city’s chief resilience officer says, unless we do something … pronto.

Now, there are really only two solutions. But to understand that binary choice, it helps to look at the complicated circumstances at play. All of which were on display as Charleston flooded on Dec. 17.

Like it or not, it’s accepted science that ocean levels will rise about 14 inches in the next 27 years.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Geological Survey, Army Corps of Engineers, FEMA and even NASA all say the sort of flooding we saw last weekend will happen regularly in Charleston — six to 12 times a year — by 2050.

Basically, Morris says, just add 14 inches to our regular full moon high tide levels, and well, “Waterworld.”

“That’s just math,” Morris says.

The National Weather Service records all coastal flooding events for Charleston going back a century. The Top 10 worst years for flooding are … the last 10 years.

And it’s not even close.

Charleston didn’t see double-digit flooding events until 1962, when there were 11. Two decades passed before the city again flooded that many times in a single year.

But in the past decade, the city hasn’t seen a single year where it flooded fewer than 42 times. The current record is 2019, with 89 flooding events.

But 2023 is at 82 (or 84, the numbers are still being crunched). So, Sunday might’ve set a record for storm surge not related to a tropical weather system, but that’s not an outlier. It’s a preview.

“That was the fourth-highest surge ever, and it wasn’t even a tropical storm,” Morris says. “It’s scary, right?”

The city, with much financial assistance from the state and the feds, has spent hundreds of millions digging deep-shaft drainage tunnels and installing huge pumps to keep water off the peninsula.

So why weren’t we using them Sunday?

Well, those systems drain downtown of rain and runoff by collecting it in those tunnels and pumping it into the harbor. Which does absolutely no good when the water flooding the city is coming from the harbor.

As Morris says, there’s not a pump big enough to pump the Atlantic Ocean, so all the city would do is burn out the bearings on those multimillion-dollar pumps as it moved water from one side of The Battery to the other.

That means all the equipment in the world won’t keep downtown dry if the ocean freely pours onto the peninsula. The only way to save Charleston is to keep it out.

As the seas continue to rise, flooding in Charleston will become more frequent, stretch farther inland … and do exponentially more damage.

“If we didn’t like what happened Sunday, then the status quo is unacceptable and we have to raise the edge of the peninsula,” Morris says.

Since we can’t build up the peninsula higher than rising seas, we simply have to keep the ocean out.

The only option is building some sort of barrier, like a sea wall, and the Army Corps of Engineers has offered to pay 65% of the cost.

Alas, the idea is unpopular because many folks imagine a monstrosity that would block views and destroy Charleston’s charm. But Morris and the consultants think that really looks more like an extension of The Battery, with some natural barriers here and there.

Without that, Charleston will soon flood so often, and suffer so much damage, that people will start to move away. Real estate value will collapse, and the Crosstown and Market and Water streets will revert to their natural states … as tributaries.

“Without an edge, the peninsula is unmanageable and unsustainable,” Morris says. “That’s about the only option, unless the other option is retreat.”

There you have Charleston’s two options: A future, with some sort of barrier, or retreat. There is no middle ground.

It’s already underwater.

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Letters: Nathaniel Russell House a resource to chart course for future

The 201-year-old congregation that I serve as rector, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church on Anson Street, is greatly distressed at the news that the Historic Charleston Foundation has plans to put the Nathaniel Russell House on the market.Two of our three female founders, Sarah Russell and Sarah Dehon, lived in that house when they made the deci...

The 201-year-old congregation that I serve as rector, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church on Anson Street, is greatly distressed at the news that the Historic Charleston Foundation has plans to put the Nathaniel Russell House on the market.

Two of our three female founders, Sarah Russell and Sarah Dehon, lived in that house when they made the decision to erect St. Stephen’s as a mission to the poor and marginalized of our city.

These women, along with a third Sarah, Sarah Rutledge, founded St. Stephen’s in 1822 as the first “free church,” that is a church that did not require a pew rental fee, which was normal at the time.

It also was a church where pregnant single women were allowed to worship freely at a time when this would have been unthinkable.

In founding St. Stephen’s, they chose to etch into the edifice of our church prophetic words we continue to try to live into: “My house shall be a house of prayer for all people.”

We view these trailblazing women as critically important historical figures to us and to the city we seek to serve.

The Nathaniel Russell House has long preserved this history, including the important reminder that the Russell women were, paradoxically, part of a slave-trading family.

This site continues to offer an important resource to help us call to mind where we came from so we can better chart a course for the present and future.

We respectfully urge Historic Charleston Foundation to reconsider.

Rev. ADAM SHOEMAKER

Charleston

Public leaders must be willing to listen to the public, even when the feedback is criticism.

The Dec. 11 Charleston County School Board meeting was a prime example of board members wielding power over the community they serve.

The public comment portion of the meeting was overwhelmingly in support of Michelle Simmons for the post of chief academic officer.

Board Chairman Keith Grybowski made continuous attempts throughout the night to prevent discourse with and from the public.

During the nearly nine-hour meeting, Mr. Grybowski wasted 30 minutes in an attempt to silence those who had signed up to speak.

Once that attempt failed, he would not allow speakers to yield their time to other speakers.

Even though six speakers were not present, he refused to follow policy by continuing to the second list. It appeared that Mr. Grybowski does not want to hear from his constituents.

While many of the actions made by this board are deeply concerning, the hostility toward those it serves seems undemocratic.

School board members hold an important public service role for they hold the keys to our students’ success.

Some parents advocating for their children appear to be treated with disgust. Educators are treated as children instead of professionals in their field. Students who ask to be seen are told they don’t exist.

We must demand better.

SYDNEY VAN BULCK

Charleston

Who is Israel?

For my hometown of Moncks Corner, Israel in the 1960s was Ben and Pearl Baker and their children, Barbara, Neal and Debbie.

They lived just off Bonnoit Street around the corner from Dempsey and Joanna Metts and their children, Doug and Retta.

The Bakers loved openly and earnestly.

Ben invested capital in a trampoline center on Main Street near where the Changed Lives Mission store is now located.

He enthusiastically supported many worthwhile causes promoted by the local Chamber of Commerce.

He and Pearl attended, cheered and loved their children’s sports activities.

During a summer Dixie Youth baseball practice, Neal was pitching, David Page was batting and I was catching.

Neal zinged a curveball, David swung late and tipped it.

With the ball’s trajectory deflected, it collided not with my catcher’s mitt but with my other hand’s little finger, dislocating it.

Pearl Baker took me in her car to Dr. Pete Meyer’s house, where he was home for a midday meal.

He came to the door and Mrs. Baker explained the situation. Dr. Pete took my hand in his, pressed squarely down on my disjointed little finger and — presto — it straightened out normally.

I cherish Pearl Baker’s loving care for me, a little boy then.

But today, this is Israel to me.

Some in the media use propaganda to berate Israel. But terrorists are tormenting Israelis, and the average Palestinian ends up suffering just as much.

JOE WOFFORD

Pawleys Island

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Samford vs. Citadel January 6 Tickets & Start Time

Saturday's SoCon schedule includes the Citadel Bulldogs (7-5, 0-0 SoCon) versus the Samford Bulldogs (11-2, 0-0 SoCon) at 1:00 PM ET on ESPN+.If you're looking to attend this game in person, head to Ticketmaster to buy your tickets!Samford vs. Citadel Game InformationWatch college basketball, other live sports and more on Fubo! ...

Saturday's SoCon schedule includes the Citadel Bulldogs (7-5, 0-0 SoCon) versus the Samford Bulldogs (11-2, 0-0 SoCon) at 1:00 PM ET on ESPN+.

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