Storm help in South Carolina

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County pages

County pages show flood insurance claims, disaster declarations, wildfires and past El Niño rain from official records. We have them for these counties in South Carolina:

• Charleston County

Call 211

Dial 211 to reach local help: food, shelter, and help after a storm.

• 211SC 211 (opens in a new tab)

Get emergency alerts

Phones get Wireless Emergency Alerts on their own. Local sign-ups add warnings and evacuation orders by text, call or email.

• State alertsSC Emergency Manager app (SCEMD) (opens in a new tab)
• Wireless Emergency AlertsReady.gov: Emergency alerts (opens in a new tab)

Get our warning alerts by email or browser

Emergency management

• State agencySouth Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD) (opens in a new tab)
• County emergency officesSCEMD: County emergency managers (opens in a new tab)

After a disaster

After a federal disaster declaration, FEMA help opens for the counties it names. You apply at DisasterAssistance.gov.

• State recoverySCEMD Recovery Programs (opens in a new tab)
• Federal disaster helpDisasterAssistance.gov (opens in a new tab)
• Open sheltersRed Cross open shelter finder (opens in a new tab)

Sandbags

Most cities and counties hand out free sandbags only when a storm is close, and the sites change each time. Call 311 or check your county’s emergency page when a storm is forecast.

Power outages

Your bill names your power company. These are the state’s main ones; check your address to see which may serve it.

• Outage mapDominion Energy South Carolina (opens in a new tab)
• Outage mapDuke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress (opens in a new tab)
• Outage mapSantee Cooper (opens in a new tab)

Roads

511SC has the state’s road closures and conditions. Don’t drive through water over the road.

• Road conditions511SC (opens in a new tab)

Drinking water

After a flood, your water system may tell you to boil water. These are the state’s drinking-water pages.

• Drinking waterSC Department of Environmental Services: Drinking Water (opens in a new tab)

What about your street?

A state page can’t tell you about your home. Check your address against the official flood, fire and landslide maps and live warnings.