4. 2 inches and 3. 55 inches at north myrtle beach. No significant river flooding is expected anywhere in the state. For those focused on recovery efforts, the weather should cooperate, and high temperatures in the 60s and 70s. Thank you. Just a few points. We have a number of people here to answer questions, but i would like to do some thank youss. We know we have much cleaning up and rebuilding to do. Those of you who have seen the pictures, particularly on the strand, we had a lot of water in the northwest corner of the state that did not experience the storm much at all, but the rest of us did, but we had no storm related deaths. We had no hospitals damaged. All Water Systems were ok. Most of the electricity has been restored. And i need to add, in record pace. I dont think weve seen such organization and Speedy Service as we saw there. Insurance adjusters are here. The requirement for permits has been lifted so those from outofstate can help and speak to our people. So i want to t
Over the water to ask you would call the wind and the waters of the approaching hurricane and spare those in the path from harm. Open our hearts and love and generosity to all who need help in the coming days. In all things and at all times help us to remember that even when life seems dark and stormy you are in the boat with us guiding us to safety. In your most holy name we pray. Amen. National weather service. John, National Weather service. Hurricane ian landfall is him and along the northern coast as of the Hurricane Center 11 a. M. Advisory or ian was a category one hurricane with 85mile an hour winds and we should be getting an update on its position here within the next hour or so. The impacts of Hurricane Ian already ongoing across the state. Peak wind gust as of noon have reached 83 miles an hour at fort sumter. 73 miles an hour at folly beach. 68 miles an hour at myrtles inlet. 58 miles an hour at the charleston airport. 55 miles an hour at georgetown and 53 miles an hour at
Gov. Mcmaster is that everybody . We have any more we want to bring in . [laughter] all right. Thank you very much. We have holly may signing again. Martin is here with us. Captain davis. Psalm37, verse 23 and 24. The lord directs the steps of the godly. He directs he delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will never fall for the lord hold theplz by the hand holds them by the hand. Let us pray. Gracious, heavenly father, we know youre with us in both the calm and the storm. Even when the disciples begin to fear, jesus showed he was lord over the waterers. We ask that you would calm the wind and the waters of the approaching hurricane and spare those in the path from harm. Open our hearts and love and generosity to all who need help in the coming days. In all things and at all times help us to remember that even when life seems dark and stormy, you are in the boat with us, guiding us to safety. In your most holy name we pray. Amen. National weather service. L
Worst flooding there on record to at least 19. In south carolina, 14 dams have failed just since the weekend. Now, David Begnaud tells us theyre calling in the cavalry. Reporter drastic measures are being taken to stop rushing floodwaters. This National Guard chopper crew spent the entire day dropping these bags trying to shore up a canal in the state capital of columbia. The bags are 3,000 pounds. Some are filled with sand and some are filled with rocks. Theyre being used to build a barrier because the Columbia Canal has breached, threatening the water supply to more than 350,000 people. You know, just being here on the scene lets you know how real that is. Reporter kim stenson is director of the states Emergency Management division. How long do you think it will take to temporarily shore it up . I think the next day or so they should be able to do that. Reporter today, he toured the Columbia Canal with fema administrator craig fugate. Both agency heads are monitoring floodwater that