Tides are expected to continue to increase overnight and could cause major tidal flooding in Charleston, South Carolina, city officials said Wednesday.
City emergency management officials said if conditions deteriorate significantly, rescue operations may be temporarily suspended for the safety of first responders. Motorists are encouraged to avoid the peninsula until the storm passes, officials said.
Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg told CNN the city has had training with major storms over the past four years and it is prepared for Dorian.
“That being said, it is starting to whip up. We’re expecting real high tides tonight," he said.
“Our biggest concern is that combination of heavy rain and high tide and storm surge all at the same time, which can bring water right into our city," Tecklenburg said.
Charleston County is under a mandatory evacuation order.
"I’ve been around the city in the last few hours, and it’s almost a ghost town. Everyone is inside, they’re hunkered down," Tecklenburg said.
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