GARDEN CITY, S.C. — A powerful King Tide swept into Garden City this week, submerging streets, flooding local businesses, and leaving residents scrambling to protect property as coastal waters pushed inland.
Flooding Impacts Homes and Businesses
According to WPDE News 15, South Carolina beaches were under a coastal flood warning until 2 p.m., as the unusually high tide combined with strong winds and elevated ocean levels. Although the waters have since receded, the effects lingered through neighborhoods and business corridors across the Grand Strand.
For some residents and business owners, the flooding has become an all-too-familiar experience. Ryan Swaim, owner of Dunes Realty, said he narrowly prevented water from entering his building during the latest surge.
“It got right up to the level of the doors right over there,” Swaim explained. “We had a shop-vac and a bunch of towels and fortunately got to keep it out and get most of it up right away.”…