Area sees 'incredible' flooding as Irma pounds Charleston, coastal South Carolina

[brooklynite]

Source: Post & Courier

In the worst tidal surge since Hurricane Hugo, Irma’s wide, whirling bands thrashed coastal South Carolina on Monday with stinging rains and punishing floods that put vast swaths of the Lowcountry under water.

The storm tracked through Florida and Georgia, 200 miles away from Charleston as predicted, but its enormous reach still spawned tornadoes, downed power lines, killed at least one person and caused widespread disruption.

But it was Irma’s surge that put it in Charleston’s storied hurricane record book.

At its height, the storm generated a nearly 10-foot tide. That was 4 feet more than normal and among the worst tidal surges in 80 years after Hugo in 1989 and a storm in 1940. It was about 8 inches higher than last year’s Hurricane Matthew.





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[Not Ruth]

1. Jose, next up

[PJMcK]

2. I like the dude in the ball cap

He's got his 'board and brew and he's making the best of his situation.

Optimism!

[DFW]

3. I walk along that Charelston coastal street every January 1

I love those old houses and the walk along the water's edge. I would hate it if they were badly damaged.