Hurricane Sally update: Rain flooding main York County highway, officials say
Steady rain fell Thursday morning across York, Chester, and Lancaster counties as the area braced for several inches in 24 hours, officials said.
Part of U.S. 321 at Meadow Road, between York and Clover, has flooded, according to officials with the S.C. Highway Patrol and York County Sheriff’s Office.
The highway patrol issued an advisory for roadway flooding at the location around 9:30 a.m., according to its traffic Web site
Troopers from the highway patrol and York County deputies are on scene, said Trent Faris, spokesman for the sheriff’s office.
The three counties are under a flash flood watch issued by the National Weather Service.
Weather service officials said as much as six inches of rain, with more in pockets, could fall through Friday.
Chester County Emergency Management Director Eddie Murphy said the hope is that rain will be gradual enough over 24 hours that water will drain into watersheds before flooding happens.
York County Emergency Management Director Chuck Haynes said no flooding had been reported as of 8 a.m.
One crash was reported in York County around 7:10 a.m. at the intersection of Anderson Road and Interstate 77 near Exit 77. No Injuries were reported in that crash, according to the S.C. Highway Patrol.
On Wednesday, York County officials closed Wilson Chapel Road at a creek bridge in a spot that typically sees flooding.
Duke Energy officials lowered Lake Wylie levels in expectation of heavy rains.
In Lancaster County, about a quarter inch of rain had fallen by 8 a.m. but no flood conditions had been reported, said Darren Player, Lancaster County Emergency Management Director.
Check back for updates on this developing story.
This story was originally published September 17, 2020 at 8:22 AM.
