HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Horry County moved to OPCON 1 Thursday morning ahead of anticipated flooding in the aftermath of days of heavy rain from Tropical Storm Debby.
OPCON 1 is the highest level of emergency preparedness and means the county’s emergency operations center has been activated.
Officials are continuing to monitor conditions along the Waccamaw, Great Pee Dee, and Little Pee Dee rivers and the Intracoastal Waterway, and an emergency shelter has been set up at the James R. Frazier Community Center in Bucksport.
Officials met with residents there Wednesday night to hear residents’ concerns and update them on the work being done to curb the threat of flooding .
County officials said people who have “interests along area rivers and waterways are encouraged to closely monitor water levels.” Water levels and river gauges can be monitored on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s website .
As of Thursday morning , the News13 weather team said the Pee Dee River was forecast to rise throughout the day, cresting in moderate flood stage Thursday morning at 24.9 feet.