MIAMI (AP) — Dangerous tropical weather brewed Saturday in the Atlantic Ocean with Humberto intensifying into a powerful Category 4 hurricane and a separate weather system taking aim at the Southeast U.S.
The mayor of South Carolina’s port city Charleston declared a state of emergency ahead of the system that’s forecast to reach the southeastern U.S. coastline as a hurricane early next week.
“Today’s action is about readiness,” Charleston Mayor William Cogswell said in a news release. “Our teams are clearing drains, staging pumps and barricades, and adjusting staffing so we can respond quickly if conditions worsen.”
Gov. Henry McMaster, who declared a state of emergency for all of South Carolina
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