Flooding in Charleston

[FunkyPertwee]

So, there is already an inch of water in the garage and downstairs smoking room here where I am staying at right now (away from the compound). Its dead low tide right now and the creek across the street which normally looks like a desert at low tide, looks like its almost full! The ground here is completely soaked and just sinks in when you touch it. Lots of roads are closed and its pretty much impossible to go anywhere, which sucks because my mom is trying to make it here from her campground where the water was rising dangerously high. At my grandparents, the roads are completely flooded and totally impassible, and several main roads to get to my dad's place ("the compound") are closed, making it impossible to get there. I would rather be out there, as its built to withstand flooding.


Here is the creek. Its only a few feet away from house, vertically speaking.

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Edit: Mom just made it here safe, so thats not a worry anymore.

[Dan Morris]

Keep your powder/primers n ammo dry! Good luck.
Dan

[FunkyPertwee]

Keep your powder/primers n ammo dry! Good luck.
Dan


No doubt!

Thankfully the bulk of my gear is safe and dry out at the compound. I only have with me what I might need, and thats not any more than I can carry.

[FunkyPertwee]

Pictures of downtown:

https://scontent.fhsv1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/12046818_1099852850032459_271471753086698380_n.jpg ?oh=a9e5516497dfd061510851406eb5928c&oe=568F3B51
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Here it is at the home of some family:

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[FunkyPertwee]

https://scontent.fhsv1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xat1/v/t1.0-9/12107036_10153128046235778_5345911003690389131_n.j pg?oh=162e00241b10c9c6259b8cb827fdf51c&oe=56A3A59A

[Altarboy]

I hope you are well and dry. I know this is petty of me, but if it is too bad near Winding Stair NC, I won't be able to start my hike for the week.

[FunkyPertwee]

I hope you are well and dry. I know this is petty of me, but if it is too bad near Winding Stair NC, I won't be able to start my hike for the week.

Well if doesn't work out you can always go surfing. ;)

[ltorlo64]

Wow, stay safe. I recommend not driving till the water goes down!

[El Duce]

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That is not somewhere I would be standing. Way to easy to get swept off your feet and down river! Stay safe and stay dry!!

[FunkyPertwee]

That is not somewhere I would be standing. Way to easy to get swept off your feet and down river! Stay safe and stay dry!!


That ain't even a river, thats the harbor that opens up to the open ocean!

[FunkyPertwee]

Wow, stay safe. I recommend not driving till the water goes down!


I can't even leave the neighborhood. The road is at the end of the creek I showed and has marsh on either side, so you know it'll be submerged by now. High tide is between 1 and 2 in the morning.

[s15v8]

I can't even leave the neighborhood. The road is at the end of the creek I showed and has marsh on either side, so you know it'll be submerged by now. High tide is between 1 and 2 in the morning.

Glad I made it home before that. Just got in a few minutes ago. North Charleston is flooded as well.

[l921428x]

I just checked the radar S.C. is really getting dumped on. Oh my! Hang on
this ain't joking!!

http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=CLX&product=NCR&overlay=11101111&loop=yes

[tank_monkey]

Looks terrible! What is this "Rain" you speak of? Us Californians are astonished that you actually get moisture from the sky. :( You have a 200 year flood, we have a 200 year drought :( We need some sort of master Weather control device to spread that shit around so NO ONE gets fucked......

[davepool]

Looks terrible! What is this "Rain" you speak of? Us Californians are astonished that you actually get moisture from the sky. :( You have a 200 year flood, we have a 200 year drought :( We need some sort of master Weather control device to spread that shit around so NO ONE gets fucked......

El Nino's supposed to be coming this winter, might get a little relief from the drought if it really happens.

[ltorlo64]

How'd you last the night?

[Schuetzenman]

I just saw a forecast on Fox News, SC is going to get 9 to 10 more inches of rain over what they have already gotten. Damn!!! I hope Funky has a boat as it looks like he's going to need it. An inch of water already in his house and up to 10 more inches of rain fall coming ... it's not going to be pretty.

[Hobe Sound AK]

My Brother Roger, Lives in Gladsen, about 35 Miles from Charleston. He said his back Yard was completely Flooded, but as his House was built up High, he does not have to worry about Water getting into the House. Still the Street and Front Yard are just as bad. As he works in Downtown Charlston, I wonder if he can make it to Work. on Monday? Paul

[FunkyPertwee]

I just saw a forecast on Fox News, SC is going to get 9 to 10 more inches of rain over what they have already gotten. Damn!!! I Funky has a boat as it looks like he's going to need it. An inch of water already in his house and up to 10 more inches of rain fall coming ... it's not going to be pretty.


Unfortunately I'm the only guy in Charleston without a boat.

Thankfully the inch of water is in the garage and smoking room which are on the slab. The rest of the house has a crawl space that keeps us off the ground. Although my street is partially covered, the creek is still across the street, thankfully.

That being said, I don't know how many more inches of rain we can take here. Its still pouring right now.

[FunkyPertwee]

How'd you last the night?


Slept like shit.

We're still dry inside here, and so is my family at their respective homes. However I believe some of my friends may be under water, based upon some of the facebook posts I'm seeing.

[FunkyPertwee]

Here it is at some family's place:

https://scontent.fhsv1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtl1/v/t1.0-9/q85/s720x720/12096161_10207486090807645_4563330717840950866_n.j pg?oh=954fa504c1313103278725c7cb550c26&oe=56994841

[Hobe Sound AK]

How are the Town's outside of Charleston doing? My Brother is in Gladson, He said just his back Yard is flooded so far!

[s15v8]

How are the Town's outside of Charleston doing? My Brother is in Gladson, He said just his back Yard is flooded so far!

Still flooded in some areas, but its calming down up here.

[T2K]

Charleston is getting off easy. Yes, we had some flooding. But, this is all from rain and everywhere near here has ditches that lead to creeks that lead to rivers that lead to the harbor or intracoastal waterway and those lead to the Atlantic Ocean. You can't overflow the ocean. So, yes, we're having some standing water on roads and some ground level home flooding. I am in my office today, there were zero problems driving to work.

Mt Pleasant, the Charleston suburb I live in, got 24" of rain. There was, at most, 8-10" of standing water in my neighborhood at the height of it yesterday though. It was draining off quickly into the Wando River (some parts looked like waterfalls, which we don't have around here except in flood situations like this).

All those photos you're seeing on the news now of SC, though, are from Columbia or other inland areas. They're getting nearly as much rain but they only have a few rivers to drain this. It's stacking up quick. Friends there had to evacuate, water was up to their roof. People are losing entire homes there and there have been several fatalities.

Obviously, in a hurricane situation (like Hugo in 1989) things are different. The hurricane pushes a "storm surge" wall of water in front of it which could be 20' (yes, feet) or more high. In that case, the sea itself is higher than much of the land (we're called "the Lowcountry" for a reason) so there is no draining anything, albeit only for a short period of time until the storm makes landfall. Inland areas are distant from that and not effected.

Anyway, "count your blessings", I guess.

[T2K]

Columbia SC: http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/possessions-are-stacked-in-second-floor-apartments-during-news-photo/491324424

[ltorlo64]

Charleston is getting off easy. Yes, we had some flooding. But, this is all from rain and everywhere near here has ditches that lead to creeks that lead to rivers that lead to the harbor or intracoastal waterway and those lead to the Atlantic Ocean. You can't overflow the ocean. So, yes, we're having some standing water on roads and some ground level home flooding. I am in my office today, there were zero problems driving to work.

Mt Pleasant, the Charleston suburb I live in, got 24" of rain. There was, at most, 8-10" of standing water in my neighborhood at the height of it yesterday though. It was draining off quickly into the Wando River (some parts looked like waterfalls, which we don't have around here except in flood situations like this).

All those photos you're seeing on the news now of SC, though, are from Columbia or other inland areas. They're getting nearly as much rain but they only have a few rivers to drain this. It's stacking up quick. Friends there had to evacuate, water was up to their roof. People are losing entire homes there and there have been several fatalities.

Obviously, in a hurricane situation (like Hugo in 1989) things are different. The hurricane pushes a "storm surge" wall of water in front of it which could be 20' (yes, feet) or more high. In that case, the sea itself is higher than much of the land (we're called "the Lowcountry" for a reason) so there is no draining anything, albeit only for a short period of time until the storm makes landfall. Inland areas are distant from that and not effected.

Anyway, "count your blessings", I guess.

Thanks for the update and glad you are doing alright.

[FunkyPertwee]

Charleston is getting off easy. Yes, we had some flooding. But, this is all from rain and everywhere near here has ditches that lead to creeks that lead to rivers that lead to the harbor or intracoastal waterway and those lead to the Atlantic Ocean. You can't overflow the ocean. So, yes, we're having some standing water on roads and some ground level home flooding. I am in my office today, there were zero problems driving to work.

Mt Pleasant, the Charleston suburb I live in, got 24" of rain. There was, at most, 8-10" of standing water in my neighborhood at the height of it yesterday though. It was draining off quickly into the Wando River (some parts looked like waterfalls, which we don't have around here except in flood situations like this).

All those photos you're seeing on the news now of SC, though, are from Columbia or other inland areas. They're getting nearly as much rain but they only have a few rivers to drain this. It's stacking up quick. Friends there had to evacuate, water was up to their roof. People are losing entire homes there and there have been several fatalities.

Obviously, in a hurricane situation (like Hugo in 1989) things are different. The hurricane pushes a "storm surge" wall of water in front of it which could be 20' (yes, feet) or more high. In that case, the sea itself is higher than much of the land (we're called "the Lowcountry" for a reason) so there is no draining anything, albeit only for a short period of time until the storm makes landfall. Inland areas are distant from that and not effected.

Anyway, "count your blessings", I guess.


Yes, Columbia is way worse. Those people are in life threatening situations in a lot of cases. Thankfully the worse we'll have to deal with is some floor damage. Speaking of which, I hope your house didn't get too wet. My mom's camper got flooded, the slab part of the house I'm in got 3 inches at the max, but besides that we're alright. Grandparents only had a few inches left before it poured into their back door.

[T2K]

We're ok on our end, thanks. Glad y'all are too. Driving around Mt Pleasant earlier, I was embarrassed by how normal everything is compared to how screwed up it is in other parts of the state.

[FunkyPertwee]

Driving around Mt Pleasant earlier, I was embarrassed by how normal everything is compared to how screwed up it is in other parts of the state.

Don't sweat it. Its not like we have any control over the weather. Besides, we had Hugo, and will probably be the worst hit in some future storms too. At least they don't have to worry about the ocean washing them away out to sea during a hurricane, and I don't think they get those summer thunderstorms that feel like miniature tropical storms which form tornadoes.

And speaking of Columbia, I wonder how the old lake house on the coast of lake Murray is doing right now....

[FunkyPertwee]

BTW, I'm on James Island right now. My normal areas of operation are Hollywood, Bees Ferry, Johns Island, James Island, and Downtown. I grew up on James Island and Johns Island, and my dad was at one of the Mount Pleasant fire department sub-stations during Hugo. I was just a little fella back then, but I clearly remember the events. Thankfully the main compound is built to withstand serious flooding (and/or zombie apocalypse), so I don't have to worry about my family or my gear getting flooded.