Beaufort County remains under a mandatory hurricane evacuation order. As of 8:00 AM, the National Hurricane Center advisory noted that Hurricane Dorian was located 70 miles SSE of Charleston, was moving north-northeast at 8 miles per hour, and had maximum sustained winds of 115 miles per hour.
Click here to view the latest advisory from the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office:
BSCO Key Messages:
Last night (Wednesday) into this morning (Thursday), Beaufort County experienced, and continues to experience, tropical storm force wind gusts.
Law enforcement, fire departments, public utility crews, South Carolina Department of Transportation personnel are currently assessing the impacts to infrastructure: power outages, roads, bridges, etc.
We urge motorists to stay off of bridges and causeways, and off of the roads in general, until the storm is passed us.
Click here to view the latest advisory from the Town of Hilton Head Island:
Town Key Messages:
Hilton Head Island Fire Rescue ceased operations at 1:55 a.m. this morning due to weather conditions. We currently have a staff vehicle out accessing damage on the Island and we are resuming normal emergency response mode.
There are an estimated 6,000 people without power in Beaufort County, some areas on Hilton Head include Palmetto Dunes, Long Cove, and Leamington.
