COLUMBIA, S.C. — The latest information from Climate Central indicates that flood risk to coastal South Carolina has increased and is forecasted to continue to increase over the next 25 years.

Read more on our AI policy here. The NWS Columbia SC issued an updated flood advisory at 5:56 p.m. on Thursday in effect until 7:30 p.m. The advisory is for Bamberg, Barnwell and Orangeburg counties.

South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, about 5% of residences have flood insurance, mainly along the coast. Most homeowners insurance policies don’t cover floods, but many homeowners don’t ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Record rainfall in certain parts of South Carolina has caused major flooding throughout the state, resulting in nine causalities thus far. There have been 500 ...

Unfortunately, coastal flooding is not an unusual event for coastal South Carolina. Many are affected by it, especially in flood-prone coastal areas. Parts of Charleston County had a coastal ...