Emergency officials also are asking owners and operators of dams and reservoirs to check the structures for any weaknesses and lower water levels if possible to make sure they can handle the heavy rains.
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The Governor urges everyone to continue monitoring developing forecasts through news media and to pay attention to emergency warnings from local and state public safety officials and to take safety actions if instructed to do so.
One person died in South Carolina from flooding due to Hurricane Joaquin. “I couldn’t say enough about her”, Palafox said after placing a bouquet of flowers at Arteaga’s home, not far from where she died. Heavy rain and high tides caused flooding Thursday in the area, and more rain is expected Friday., possibly creating a danger for getting children to and from school on buses.
“The bottom line is: We are expecting very heavy rains all the way from the Carolinas up into New England”, said Bruce Terry, lead forecaster for the government’s Weather Prediction Center. 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. They look at wind speed, storm path and population density.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has declared a state of emergency to allow emergency responders to begin to prepare for flooding from heavy rains and damage from a hurricane.
Hurricane Joaquin is now a category four hurricane with an uncertain track. It was expected to head north over the next several days, raising the possibility of heavy rains for the East Coast this weekend and into early next week.
“We haven’t had time to recover from last weekend”, said Carin Faulkner, the assistant town manager.
More than 6 inches of rain fell Wednesday in Maine, while New Hampshire got more than 5 inches.
The victim’s name has yet to be disclosed, pending notification of next of kin.
Spartanburg County Coroner Rusty Clevenger tells local news outlets the death occurred when several cars were submerged in flash floods.
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An early-morning downpour dumped 4 inches of rain on Spartanburg in a short time, causing floods that submerged several cars.
