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Gov. Nikki Haley has declared a State of Emergency in advance of any potential impacts from Hurricane Joaquin and flooding from a separate weather system.
The Governor’s State of Emergency declaration puts state emergency plans into effect, enabling agencies to better coordinate resources jointly and respond to requests for state assistance from county emergency managers.
Hurricane Joaquin is currently a category four hurricane with an uncertain track. The storm could bring dangerous rip currents, higher tides and additional rain to the coastal areas already experiencing flood conditions. Forecasters with the National Weather Service predict that heavy rain from a separate weather system will create flash flood conditions throughout the entire state.
The potential for several inches of rain in many parts of the state dropping on already saturated ground has officials worried about flash flooding, uprooting trees and downed power lines.
Haley also mentioned the potential threat of Hurricane Joaquin but forecasters Thursday night were predicting that the storm will stay further out in the Atlantic than was thought earlier in the day.
Joaquin is centered about 75 miles south of San Salvador in the Bahamas, moving toward the southwest near 5 mph. A westward or southwestward motion is expected through tonight followed by a turn toward the north on Friday, with a faster motion toward the north is expected Friday night and Saturday. On the forecast track, the center of Joaquin will move near or over portions of the central Bahamas overnight and pass near or over portions of the Northwest Bahamas on Friday.
A Hurricane Warning continues for the Central and Northwest Bahamas (including the Abacos, Berry Islands, Eleuthera, Grand Bahama Island, and New Providence) and for the Acklins, Crooked Island, and Mayaguana in the Southeast Bahamas. A Hurricane Watch continues for Bimini and Andros Island. A Tropical Storm Warning continues for the remainder of the southeastern Bahamas now including the Turks and Caicos Island, and Andros Island. The government of Cuba has issued a Tropical Storm Warning for the Cuban provinces of Camaguey, Los Tunas, Holguin, and Guantanamo.
A strong majority of the forecast models are now in agreement on a track farther away from the United States east coast. We are becoming optimistic that the Carolinas and the mid-Atlantic states will avoid the direct effects from Joaquin. However, we cannot yet completely rule out direct impacts along on the east coast, and residents there should continue to follow the progress of Joaquin over the next couple of days.
Courtesy of wistv.com
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