After the Waccamaw River flooded parts of Conway and Longs, Socastee is the next region to experience flooding following the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby, with several feet of flooding on the streets.
Tropical Storm Debby brought up to 19 inches of rain in some parts of Horry County earlier this month, according to the National Weather Service. Socastee got around 8 to 10 inches but is dealing with flood waters from further upstream.
The Intracoastal Waterway near U.S. 544 is sitting around 16.6 feet high and could reach 17 feet by Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. The area reached a moderate flood stage late Sunday or early Monday morning.
Parts of the Rosewood neighborhood are completely underwater, with waters on the streets thigh high. Houses in the area appear to be fine but are on the brink of flooding. The brown water is lapping up driveways and hitting the foundations of some homes.
Kristie Smith stood on the deck of her stilted home smoking a cigarette with her husband on Aug. 19. Sitting 10 feet over the water, Smith said she wasn’t worried but said the flooding was annoying. She called out of work that day because she didn’t want to walk through the water to her car.