State Agencies to Conduct Full-Scale Hurricane Evacuation Exercise Wednesday

Hurricane center eyes potential system off U.S. Southeast coast

The National Hurricane Center began forecasting the potential a system could form off the Southeast coast of the United States this week. In its 2 p.m. Eastern time tropical outlook Monday, NHC forecasters said a nontropical area of low pressure is expected to form in the next couple of days. “If the system remains offshore, the low could gradually develop some subtropical or tropical characteristics later this week while moving northeastward at…

State agencies to conduct full-scale hurricane evacuation exercise Wednesday

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) -- Multiple agencies are set to test how prepared the state is to reverse highways in three major coastal areas should an evacuation be needed during the 2025 hurricane season.  State and local agencies will conduct a full-scale exercise on Wednesday, June 4, to test lane reversal plans on I-26, U.S. 21, U.S. 278, U.S. 501, and S.C. 544. The drill will last from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. No traffic lanes will be reversed or clo…

Hurricane center eyes potential system off US Southeast coast

The National Hurricane Center began forecasting the potential a system could form off the Southeast coast of the United States this week.

Annual hurricane evacuation drill set for June 4 in South Carolina

Traffic will not be affected but full-scale evacuation simulation will take place along I-26, U.S. 21, U.S. 278, U.S. 501, and S.C. 544 from Hilton Head to Columbia

GMC Tuesday Headlines: Multiple SC Agencies To Conduct Full-Scale Hurricane Evacuation Exercise Tomorrow & Zero Tolerance Litter Campaign - ABC Columbia

Tuesday Headlines: The South Carolina Department Of Public Safety announced they will be conducting a full-scale hurricane evacuation tomorrow; Will not interfere with the flow of regular traffic & SC Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette announced the Zero Tolerance Litter Campaign for the month of June; People caught littering will face fines and possible jail time. Categories: ABC Columbia News Update (First Row)

Full-Scale Hurricane Evacuation Exercise Set For June 4, 2025 - The Dillon County News, LLC

COLUMBIA — The South Carolina Department of Public Safety and the South Carolina Department of Transportation, along with partners from the South Carolina Emergency Management Division and other state and local agencies, will conduct a full-scale hurricane evacuation exercise on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, to test lane reversal plans for all three major coastal areas of the state. Hurricane season…