At a Sunday news conference, McMaster said “Presume that a major hurricane is going to hit South Carolina.
Be prepared.
The shelves of every Walmart in the Carolinas currently.
Get prepared.
#florence https://t.co/MReah5o2UM — (@fuzzlaw) September 9, 2018 Everyone in North and South Carolina needs to seriously start preparing for Florence.
— Alex (@TenguSnake) September 8, 2018 Related stories from The State in Columbia SC The Carolinas could start feeling Hurricane Florence’s fury as early as Wednesday night Florence could bring major inland flooding, and water kills more people than wind, experts say Prepare for ‘a strong hit’ from hurricane on South Carolina, governor urges That’s why so many people are heeding the warnings and leaving store shelves looking like they were not stocked.
The State reported Sunday that no bottled water was available at the Walmart on Killian Road.
pic.twitter.com/iJkFEuyD6x — Henry McMaster (@henrymcmaster) September 7, 2018 Water is gone at Moncks Corner, Walmart in South Carolina ahead of hurricane Florence #hurricaneFlorence #florence pic.twitter.com/rYF1xXWAYO — Derek Baker (@RobotSynergy) September 8, 2018 NO WATER: At the Walmart off Folly Rd #chsnews pic.twitter.com/FpC9BF9hnZ — Abbey O’Brien (@abbeyobrien) September 9, 2018 Goose Creek Walmart Marketplace is out of water but overheard from an employee they should be getting more within a few hours.
Low on some canned goods but plenty of supplies still available #HurricaneFlorence #SCEMD pic.twitter.com/LJe5wqTMcc — ️Vault 76 Overseer️ (@x1upGirl) September 9, 2018 water & bread shelves are completely empty in Walmart Wilmington Nc #HurricaneFlorence @laurynricketts pic.twitter.com/N4WXe90Ly6 — katie ricketts (@KatieRicketts_) September 9, 2018 For those of you that say, “I’ll start prepping for Florence later” … see the photos below from @Wral’s #SmartShopper this AM…
#HurricaneFlorence #FirstWarn3 https://t.co/o7aCE7HeV6 @WTKR3 pic.twitter.com/5jDaFOh185 — Anthony Sabella (@AnthonyWTKR) September 9, 2018 My wife went to Walmart this morning to buy extra water for the impending hurricane #Florence that won’t arrive until at least Friday and this is what she saw… #crazy.