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Get the Bluffton, SC local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days. ... The current high-pressure system over Southern California is expected to give way to weak storms that will send ...
Bluffton is the fifth largest municipality in South Carolina by land area. [17] The municipal boundary contains many large "doughnut holes" of unincorporated territory due to South Carolina's strict annexation laws. Most of Bluffton was undeveloped land until the housing boom of the early 2000s, which led to explosive growth in Bluffton's area.
The Charleston Harbor gauge clocked 3.47 feet of inundation, with a tide at 9.23 feet — the fifth-highest value since 1921.
The Lighthouse was first located on the northern portion of Hunting Island, South Carolina, but severe beach erosion threatened the light station and its structures. By 1888 it was reported that the Atlantic Ocean's high tide had reached within 35 feet of the keeper's house. As a result, the lighthouse, the keeper's home and two other ...
The Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge is a 4,053-acre (16 km 2) National Wildlife Refuge located in Beaufort County, South Carolina between the mainland and Hilton Head Island. Named after Major General Charles Cotesworth Pinckney , it was established to provide a nature and forest preserve for aesthetic and conservation purposes.
Tidal flooding, also known as sunny day flooding [1] or nuisance flooding, [2] is the temporary inundation of low-lying areas, especially streets, during exceptionally high tide events, such as at full and new moons. The highest tides of the year may be known as the king tide, with the month varying by location. These kinds of floods tend not ...
Hunting Island is a 5,000-acre (20 km 2) secluded semitropical barrier island located 15 miles (24 km) east of Beaufort, South Carolina, United States in between Harbor Island and Fripp Island. Since 1935, it has been classified as a state park .
Jason Flack, 45, of Bluffton, died early Monday morning in a hit-and-run on Hilton Head Island. At some time before 7:00 a.m., Flack was crossing Gumtree Road, at the traffic circle, when an ...