Overview

• Gov. Henry McMaster’s executive order activates the South Carolina Emergency Operations Plan for a pre-emptive response.
• The directive authorizes the South Carolina Emergency Management Division to begin coordination with local, state, and federal partners.
• State and local agencies become eligible for FEMA reimbursement for storm-related expenses under the order.
• Officials warn the system’s timing and strength remain uncertain but say significant wind, heavy rain, and flooding are likely across the state.
• Forecasters say Disturbance 94L, about 200 miles south-southeast of the central Bahamas Friday afternoon with 35 mph winds, could organize and take the name Imelda as its track toward the Southeast remains uncertain.