BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to the National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Matthew made landfall Saturday morning just southeast of the town of McClellanville.
At 10 a.m., Matthew was centered about 30 miles southeast of Charleston, its winds having dropped to 75 mph, a Category 1 storm.
Strong winds and dangerous storm surge continue to affect the lowcountry. Heavy rains and gusty winds are also spreading inland.
On the forecast track, the center of Matthew will continue to move near or over the coast of South Carolina today, and be near the coast of southern North Carolina by tonight.
Down trees, heavy flooding and many power outages have been reported in Berkeley County.
1. Area of College Park Road in Ladson
2. Providence Baptist Church in Macedonia
3. Entrance of Cane Bay neighborhood has 18″ – 24″ of standing water
4. Damage to a home in Moncks Corner
5. Drainage Pipe in Overton sticking up out the ground
6. Tree down on Plantation North Blvd. in Goose Creek
7. Wind damage to gas pump on the corner of Hwy 17A and Royle Rd. in Ladson
8. Sign blown over on St. James Avenue in Goose Creek
9. Courtland Drive in Ladson
10. Flooding at a home in Macedonia
11. Flooding off of Highway 17 A in Macedonia
12. Video of flooding on Highway 52 in Moncks Corner
13. Tree down in Moncks Corner
14. Entrance of Woodland Lakes in Goose Creek
15. Down tree in Goose Creek subdivision
16. Down fence in Foxborough neighborhood of Goose Creek
17. Down power lines in the Pineview Subdivision in Goose Creek
18. Flooding in St. Stephen
19. Wind damage in St. Stephen
20. Tree damage to house in Macedonia
21. Snapped tree in Moncks Corner
22. More flooding from St. Stephen
23. Flooding in Jamestown on Hartley Hill Road
24. Flooding in St. Stephen on Harristown Road
25. This yard looks like a swimming pool in St. Stephen
26. Highway 52 in Moncks Corner
27. Highway 52 at Altman Street in Moncks Corner
28. Roof blown away at Ceramic Central in Moncks Corner
29. Flooding along the 300 block of Boulder Bluff in Goose Creek
30. Large tree falls in homeowner’s yard in Crowfield subdivision in Goose Creek
31. Road to Short Stay Recreation Area
32. First Baptist Church in Bonneau
33. Flooding off of Greenwood Drive in Beaver Dam
34.Cleaning up debris in Moncks Corner
35. Tree fell over power lines in St. St. Stephen
36. St. Mark AME Church in Bonneau Beach lost their steeple
37. First Baptist Church in Bonneau
A lifelong Berkeley County resident, Nikki Gaskins Campbell is an Emmy-nominated journalist with more than 20 years of experience covering news. She is a graduate of the University of South Carolina with a degree in broadcast journalism.
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