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SC declares state of emergency as Hurricane Debby approaches

WFAE | By Woody Cain
Published August 5, 2024 at 8:34 AM EDT
The cone of Hurricane Debby as of 8 a.m. Aug. 5, 2024.
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The cone of Hurricane Debby as of 8 a.m. Aug. 5, 2024.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has declared a state of emergency in anticipation of Hurricane Debby.

The South Carolina Emergency Management Division says the state could get historic rainfall amounts, potentially between 10 to 20 inches.

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced on Sunday that the state’s law against price gouging is now in effect as well

The price gouging law is in effect until the state of emergency expires or is terminated. Price gougers can be charged with a misdemeanor offense punishable by a $1,000 fine and/or 30 days in jail.
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Woody Cain
Woody is a Charlotte native who came to WFAE from the world of NASCAR where he was host of NASCAR Today for MRN Radio as well as a pit reporter, turn announcer and host of the NASCAR Live pre race show for Cup Series races. Before that, he was a news anchor at WBT radio in Charlotte, a traffic reporter, editor of The Charlotte Observer’s University City Magazine, News/Sports Director at WEGO-AM in Concord and a Swiss Army knife in local cable television. His first job after graduating from Appalachian State University was news reporter at The Daily Independent in Kannapolis. Along the way he’s covered everything from murder trials and a national political convention to high school sports and minor league baseball.
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