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  Flooding worries continue as water levels rise web posted November 12, 2009 (File photo)  COUNTY – As the remnants of Tropical Storm
Ida passed over the Edgefield County area dropping between two to four
inches of rain, the waterways began to rise and the trees began to
fall. By early morning Wednesday Stevens Creek surpassed flood stage
and began flooding the low-lying areas. “I think it’s going to continue
to rise a while,” EMA Director Mike Casey said Wednesday evening, “I
don’t think the bulk of the rainfall has gotten downstream yet.”Mr. Casey said he was unsure of when the waterway would crest, but expected it sometime on Thursday. “The weather service gives us that information,” adding that they have not provided anything towards a final cresting point. According to a monitoring station provided by the USGS (US Geological Survey), the height of Stevens Creek was just above 30 feet, over 10 feet above flood stage. Cubic feet of water discharged by the waterway rose from a few hundred feet per second on Monday to 15,900 feet per second Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Casey said they are monitoring the situation in the event some homes in the Stevens Creek and Horns Creek areas may need to be evacuated. “Right now it doesn’t appear that there are any,” he said, “but if the water keeps rising we might.” The waterway rose a total of 15 1/2 inches between 2 and 7 pm, or 3.1 inches per hour. The homes most vulnerable to flooding were in the Merriwether area along Stevens Creek, Mr. Casey said. “Tomorrow we’ll have a better handle on where we are. We are watching it.” Forecasts for today show additional rain falling in the area, Mr. Casey said. “The system is wrapping back around counter clockwise, plus the winds should pick up,” which could cause problems will falling trees. A problem law enforcement and the South Carolina Department of Transportation were dealing with all day Wednesday as several trees were reported falling across roads. The rains create two problems with trees Mr. Casey said. Dead trees still standing will absorb water quickly which causes them to get top heavy and fall. “They can absorb a lot of water,” he said. The second danger, probably more dangerous, is the rain soaked ground combined with winds can allow healthy trees to be uprooted by the winds. Residents are advised to keep their eyes not only on the road, but also on the trees lining the roads - especially those leaning out over the roadway. © Copyright 2009
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