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Originally Posted by jyl
Was this storm "overhyped", were the evacuation calls justified?
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I'll take the unpopular opinion by saying in non-flood prone parts of Charleston most would have been fine by staying. I went around a number of neighborhoods within a mile or two of here to send pictures to people who left the city and what damage I saw was minor. Downed limbs were typically up to 3-4 inches in diameter, though there was some scattered small tree loss. Those were mostly blown over and only one connected with anything on its way down, however another caught a water main at a friend's house so they had that to deal with. Within the core of the city (inside loop 526) power was typically restored the day of the event or the following one. Water in the Ashley River drained quickly, possibly because the strong wind as the center moved away was blowing downriver. Not sure about Cooper and Wando.
Those I know in the area who ran into problems with flooding are in locations that experienced it last fall when 2' of rain hit, or in areas of ponding. Only one coworker is still without power and she lives somewhere out of Summerville. Trees and branches really seemed to be the biggest issue here. IMO North Carolina and other parts of SC had it worse than we did.