Monday a.m. Status Update on Conditions in Pawleys Plantation 10 "15

Monday Morning status update from Pawleys Plantation!

Looking toward front gate on PP Way x Cameron Ct.

The good news is that our street is still complete clear of standing water and so far all of the rain water is running off our street as fast as it falls. ( Official estimates are 15.95" have fallen here since Thursday).

Looking towards the country club from Cameron Way

Taken from PP Way at  wetlands near Redwing Ct. - looking toward the  front gate.
Bruce donned his scuba gear and waded  in to take all three photos at about 10 am.
These three photos above are of the first of three large flooded areas along  PP way.The others are deeper so he didn't attempt to reach the other two, but  below is a photo someone else posted looking toward the front gate from Savannah Dr. this morning.

The bad news is that we are officially flooded in to the Pawleys Plantation Community and can't get out without a boat.. Bruce tried to drive out to work a few minutes ago and found that the main road in and out of the plantation from the front gate to the driving range was under water . (It is as deep as two feet near the speed signs .) Tanglewood also has a lot of water.

The good news is that we are both safe and dry at home. Bruce made it about half way up Pawleys Plantation Way before he decided that it was just getting too deep to drive and turned around and came home. I was scheduled to be at the gallery yesterday and today, but it is closed ( thank goodness) due to flooding at both of the highway 17 entrances to The Market Common complex.

The other good news is that there does not seem to be a lot of trees down ( at least none that I could see). Our sandy soil is saturated, and strong winds can often uproot our tall pines and send them toppling into houses. We had winds up to 25 MPH in the past couple of days, but we didn't see any downed trees when we drove around just before dark yesterday. There aren't even any major broken branches on our street. Keep your fingers crossed.

The storm is supposed to start dissipating tomorrow, then all South Carolina has to worry about are dams breaking and rivers overflowing. Thank goodness we are not really close to either, but I feel bad for all those who are and the roads closures are likely to continue for several days after the rain stops.