Hurricane Season

Flooding has become so routine on Isle of Palms that despite the inconvenience it often causes for residents and public works personnel, it is something everyone just lives with as a normal part of the environment. “Other southeastern coastal cities face similar problems but with one caveat: the Lowcountry of South Carolina is low,” said Norman Levine, director of the Santee … [Read more...] about FEMA grant latest effort to curb constant flooding, erosion issues

Floods can happen anywhere — even in areas with low-to-moderate flood risk. Flooding and cyclone events (e.g., hurricanes) are the most common and costly disasters in the United States, causing billions of dollars in damage each year. Coverage is crucial because: • 99 percent of U.S. counties have experienced a flood since 1998, and over 40 percent of flood insurance claims … [Read more...] about Everyone needs flood insurance

Isle of Palms has weathered its share of hurricane and tropical force winds, water and property damage long before the first recorded storm in 1851, but luckily this time for Isle of Palms residents, Tropical Storm Debby came and went without much more than a lot of rainfall and some initial anxiety Mayor Phillip Pounds declared a state of emergency on Aug. 5, in … [Read more...] about Debby delivers torrential rainfall, tornado damage

• Evacuees leaving Mount Pleasant will take I-526 or US 17 south to I-26. • Those leaving Sullivan's Island will use SC 703 to I-526 Business to access I-526, then I-26. Evacuees from the Isle of Palms will use the Isle of Palms Connector (SC 517) to go to US 17, where the right lane will turn north on US 17, then proceed to SC 41, to SC 402, then to US 52 to SC 375, then to … [Read more...] about East Cooper Evacuation Routes