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Evacuation Orders Lifted for Horry and Georgetown Counties

Evacuation Orders Lifted for Charleston, Dorchester, Berkeley, and Colleton Counties

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President Donald J. Trump declares disaster for State of South Carolina and Eight Counties In response to Governor Henry McMaster’s request, President Donald Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the state of South Carolina and approved federal reimbursement through FEMA for costs associated with emergency, life-safety actions during Hurricane Florence.

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Sep 17, 2018

President Donald J. Trump declares disaster for State of South Carolina and eight counties

Sep 16, 2018

Evacuation orders lifted for Horry and Georgetown counties

Sep 15, 2018

Evacuation orders lifted for Charleston, Dorchester, Berkeley and Colleton counties

Sep 14, 2018

Hurricane Florence made landfall near Wrightsville Beach, NC as a Category 1 hurricane

Sep 11, 2018

FEMA Advanced Coordination Group, Defense Coordination Officer and Federal staff arrive to support South Carolina

Sep 11, 2018

Governor McMaster lifted evacuation orders for zones in Beaufort, Colleton and Jasper counties

Governor McMaster ordered mandatory evacuations for all coastal counties

Sep 9, 2018

SCEMD increased readiness to OPCON 3

Governor Henry McMaster submitted a request for a federal emergency declaration

Governor Henry McMaster issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency

Sep 7, 2018

SCEMD increased readiness to OPCON 4

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Residents in PeeDee prepare for second wave of flooding The South Carolina Emergency Response Team is monitoring and preparing for the water levels of rivers to rise. The forecast is for the Waccamaw, Lynches, Little Pee Dee and Big Pee Dee rivers to crest this weekend and into early next week
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President Donald J. Trump Declares Disaster for State of South Carolina and Eight Counties In response to Governor Henry McMaster’s request, President Donald Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the state of South Carolina and approved federal reimbursement through FEMA for costs associated with emergency, life-safety actions during Hurricane Florence.

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