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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Charleston District updated residents along Eagle Creek with solutions after a flood risk mitigation study.
Arby’s in North Charleston near Tanger Outlets has stopped serving its famed meats, while golf simulator entertainment venue opens in Mount Pleasant.
Recent storms and extreme heat in North Carolina have triggered a surge in pests including mosquitoes and lawn-killing worms.
Wind shear (red - strong shear; green - low shear). Shear is typically strong to start the hurricane season:
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Myrtle Beach Sun News on MSNWatch Tropical Storm Chantal conditions from these Myrtle Beach SC area live beach camsThese 23 live streams, from Little River to Pawleys Island, give you a real-time look at the Myrtle Beach area.
Citing public perception of slow response to 2024 flood mitigation, the Sarasota County Commission votes to remove that function from the Public Works Department.
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Axios Raleigh on MSNTropical Storm Chantal highlights growing threat of quickly forming tropical weatherTropical Storm Chantal might have had the perfect recipe for catching people unawares: It formed rapidly (only reaching tropical storm status on Saturday) over a holiday weekend and moved slowly while dropping torrential rain.
After unprecedented drought conditions last summer and some significant flooding last fall, there is a glimmer of hope for South Carolina farmers as relief is on the way.
So... the greatest threat looks to be heavy rain across parts of Florida & the Gulf Coast as well as a heightened rip current risk for the west coast of Florida & Panhandle & points west. If the disturbance trends more west, there will be an increased concern for impacts on water-logged Texas.
Sarasota County leaders voted Tuesday to create a separate stormwater department — breaking it off from Public Works — just days after a joint investigation by Florida Trident and Suncoast Searchlight revealed systemic mismanagement ahead of catastrophic flooding from Tropical Storm Debby.