Gov. McMaster, state officials held briefing to update public on state’s response

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– Governor Henry McMaster held a third media briefing with state emergency management officials to update the public on the state’s response to Tropical Storm Debby on Wednesday, August 7, at 2 p.m.

The Southeastern states are continuing to deal with the impacts of Tropical Storm Debby as the storm brought in heavy rainfall and flooding to several states.

Tropical Storm Debby is taking a breather over the western Atlantic but isn’t done dousing the coastal Carolinas before slowly marching north, the National Hurricane Center says.

Debby which was once categorized as a hurricane downgraded to a tropical storm after making landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast on Monday, Aug. 5.

State officials announced that currently 83 state maintained roadways, primarily in the Lowcountry are closed.

SCDOT was able to reopen 25 roads that were closed as a result of the storm.

To keep up with the forecast and Tropical Storm Debby, click here, or use the ABC Columbia Weather App.