In various areas near James Island, NOAA reported at least gusts of tropical force winds Friday night and early Saturday morning. However, as dawn broke Saturday, there was little damage on James Island and SCE&G reported only a handful of homes without power. I called JIPSD Fire Chief Seabolt early Saturday and he reported a quiet night.
The Town's public works director and I drove the major roads on James Island Saturday morning and found a dangerous power line very low on Grimball Road. It had already been reported, because the fire trucks arrived as we were calling it in. Otherwise, we saw no serious damage.
Early Saturday, the local forecasts were calling for approximately 3 inches of rain for the day. In the end, we had 1/2 inch from Florence.
Saturday afternoon and evening, I drove through every neighborhood in the Town and saw no serious damage. I could see a few places where fallen trees had blocked roads, but they were already cleared away. However, I didn't check every street.
Especially those who are returning from evacuation, please use the Charleston County website to report any serious damage.
https://www.crisistrack.com/public/charlestonSC/citizenRequest.html
The Town will be able to obtain that information from Charleston County EMD.
You may also call Town Hall at 843-795-4141 and leave a message with your address, phone number, and brief description of the problem.
We should all thank the Lord that our Island was spared again. Do not allow this to make you complacent. A Category 4 Hurricane coming ashore at Edisto or Johns Island would devastate James Island.
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