SOUTH CAROLINA, USA — The tropical system that was once expected to significantly impact South Carolina is now taking a different path, but emergency crews across the Midlands are continuing to closely monitor the situation.

Counties like Orangeburg, Clarendon, and Sumter remain on high alert, even as the storm's track shifts eastward, diminishing the threat.

Orangeburg County has been prone to flooding in the past, notably during Hurricane Helene in 2024. County Emergency Management Director Billy Staley stated that, although crews have adjusted their operations, they remain prepared to act if needed.

“We’ve been monitoring the course to the point that, with it changing so drastically over the weekend, that we have scaled back our operations to where we are just monitoring it to see ho

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