WINNING PHOTO. Dale Poulnot of Charleston wanted to know what Charleston harbor looked like around high tide during Saturday’s deluge of rain. So she stepped outside, walked to the Battery and snapped this photo. “I thought it was scary spectacular!” she told us. “Wasn’t surprised since it was a strong east wind and high tide. Sure made me glad that Hugo came at low tide!” For getting out in the storm and taking a striking photo of something familiar, she’s top winner of our first (and we hope last) Rain Photo Contest. Her prize: A can of beef stew!
Record-breaking rains continue to pummel parts of South Carolina today in what is being called a thousand-year rainstorm. Heartbreaking photos from across the state show people being rescued from flooded homes as water inundates buildings, collapses roadways, breaks dams and flows everywhere it usually isn’t.
To illustrate the impact of the storm in the Lowcountry, which has gotten up to two feet of rain in some places over the last three days, we launched a Rain Photo Contest. Below are some of the photos sent in by readers. First prize (above) went to Dale Poulnot of Charleston for her photo of water streaming down steps at Charleston’s battery.
Second place: Tom Bradford of Charleston shared this “intrepid cyclist with a young rider on Road Street after riding down Lockwood.” He wins an umbrella from Charleston Currents.
Third place: This photo illustrates how much water is flowing in area rivers. Veronica Gleason, who lives in King’s Grant on the Ashley near the Highway 61 plantations, said the upper deck on her dock on the Ashley River generally is 12 feet above the river. On Saturday, waters covered the dock and lapped at the bottom of a boat bearing her name. “Remember, our boat is on a 12-foot lift in the Ashley River.” She wins a case of beer.
Lucy Collins of Charleston shared this photo taken on Murray Boulevard on Saturday afternoon.
Tom Glaab of West Ashley took this shot of rising water under the North Bridge along the Ashley River at the new Northbridge Park.
Kathy Moore of West Ashley didn’t have a hard time launching a kayak into a tidal creek. The creek came to her backyard on Saturday.
Contributing editor Michael Kaynard, who helped judge the contest and couldn’t win a prize, said he called this photo “Jethro’s Ark.” The pontoon boat apparently has been broken down along Sam Rittenberg Blvd. for the last few days.
Luke Daniels of Charleston said this heron was fishing on flooded Barre Street on Saturday.
This was the scene Saturday morning on U.S. Highway 17 in West Ashley — the southbound lane was covered in spots by water. Photo by Andy Brack
News outlets are offering a lot of photo compilations that show the impact of the storm across the state. Here are a couple of links you may want to check out:
- Video of Columbia flooding by Corey Hutchins.
- Photo gallery from The Post and Courier
- If you have suggestions for other photo galleries, please send links to editor@charlestoncurrents.com.
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