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Horry County outlines deployments, says only minor local impacts expected as storm shifts south
Summary
Emergency management briefed the committee on recent mutual-aid deployments and said the approaching storm had shifted south; local impacts were described as minor (1–2 inches of rain, 1–2 feet of possible storm surge) and county resources are being readied for possible Florida deployment.
Sam Hodge, Horry County emergency management, told the committee the county had sent teams to assist other South Carolina counties and North Carolina and that resources could be redeployed to Florida as the storm evolves.
"We're still looking at some very minor impacts on Wednesday into Thursday," Hodge said, and he advised the committee that rainfall totals were expected to be roughly 1 to 2 inches locally with a possible 1- to 2-foot storm surge in some areas. He emphasized that work done in prior deployments has allowed the county to replenish and redeploy assets as needed.
Committee members asked whether Horry County would be asked to send teams to Florida. Hodge said deployment decisions depend on state-level tasking and that Horry County's urban search-and-rescue assets were on compact lists and could be moved if requested. The committee did not vote on any new deployments at the meeting.
