US EditionGov. McMaster Declares State of Emergency Ahead of Potential Tropical Weather Impacts
Governor McMaster's declaration enables federal aid eligibility and mobilizes statewide resources to prepare for high winds, flooding, and storm surge from Tropical Disturbance 94L.
- On Friday, Governor Henry McMaster of South Carolina issued an emergency declaration in preparation for the approaching Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine expected to affect the region.
- The declaration came after predictions indicated that the system would move over the central and northwestern Bahamas during the weekend and then head toward the southeastern coast of the United States early next week, with its intensity and trajectory still uncertain.
- Local authorities activated emergency plans, deployed stormwater pumps, lowered lake levels, set barricades, and canceled recreational programs from Saturday through Tuesday in preparation.
- The system is currently moving northwest at about 9 mph with sustained winds of 35 mph and is projected to develop into Tropical Storm Imelda by Sunday, with the possibility of briefly intensifying into a Category 1 hurricane prior to making landfall on Wednesday.
- Officials urged residents to review emergency plans, prepare supplies, and monitor updates as the storm is expected to bring significant wind, heavy rain, and flooding across South Carolina.
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S.C. Gov. McMaster declares State of Emergency ahead of potential severe weather
BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (WSAV) — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has declared a State of Emergency ahead of possible impacts from tropical developments. Executive Order 2025-33 activates the South Carolina Emergency Operations Plan and directs the South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD) to begin statewide preparation ahead of a potential tropical storm. "While the storm's arrival, speed, and intensity remain hard to predict, we do …
SC under state of emergency as possible tropical storm approaches
Gov. Henry McMaster, pictured above on Aug. 6, 2024, declared a state of emergency Friday as a system with the possibility of becoming a tropical storm approached South Carolina. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Air National Guard/Master Sgt. Megan Floyd)COLUMBIA — The state is under a state of emergency as a so far-unnamed tropical disturbance potentially heads toward the coast, Gov. Henry McMaster declared Friday. A state of emergency frees up the reso…
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