The day after Matthew:10 '16

The day after Matthew rolled through Pawleys Island the skies were clear, the temperatures hovered around 75 degrees F., and the wind was down to a gentle breeze. We were able to go out of so we started checking out the rest of our community as it became safe to so.

Tree down at 15-1 Twelve Oaks Drive

There was tree litter and broken branches everywhere along our block, but the road was still safe to drive and walk on.  A large tree had uprooted and fallen at the end of our cul-de-sac,

A couple of others had fallen in some residents back yards. e.g.15-1 above.

There was standing water where the storm drain had backed up during high tide, but there was no apparent damage to anyone’s home on our street.

Deeper in the plantation there was a lot more clean up to done.  Fortune smiled on our community. We did not see any damage to homes or cars or other structures. There was however a massive amount of broken / dangling limbs, and fallen branches, and  uprooted trees.

Dangling tree branch on PP way

Fallen branches  on Tanglewood Dr.

Entrance to Weehaka Woods blocked by fallen pine

Most of the roads were completely impassable due to downed trees and debris.

There were 4 downed trees at front entrance blocking anyone from entering or leaving or leaving the plantation.

The good news is that the retaining ponds did not overflow, so the road hazards within the plantation did not include standing water.

Ponds near Savannah Dr.  X Old Augusta Dr.  X PP Way 

The Ponds were full but not overflowing.

Downed Tree on Tanglewood by 10th Tee off

Clean up crews had started at first light cutting downed trees and cutting broken dangling branches, and  pushing debris into big piles along the sides of the road.  The pile shown below was from clearing a single lane through just one side of Tanglewood Dr. The other half of the road had not yet been clear That pile stretched the entire length of the road and measured 5 feet high by eight feet deep.

Debris piled along one section of Tanglewood Drive

There was so much to be done that by 10 am they had only managed to clear a single lane from the Front gate to the Clubhouse.  

But the clean up crews really work fast. By late afternoon, Pawleys Plantation way could handle two way traffic and all other roads were accessible by at least a single lane.