Major flooding closes roads in Allendale, traps some in their homes
ALLENDALE, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Effects from Monday’s early morning storms extend far beyond Langley and Wagener.
We made our way through several counties, including Barnwell, Bamberg and Allendale, all of which have areas that are underwater.
Flooded roads, parking lots, yards, cars and even homes.
On Tuesday, the South Carolina Department of Transportation closed and detoured parts of SC 3 and US 278 in Allendale County due to flooding.
Also closed due to flooding is Grass Hill Road from US-301 to Red Top Lane and River Road from Hampton County line to Groton Road.
In Aiken County, Landing Road is closed due to the flooding down by the river.
“This is what happens, the ditches are run over, you don’t know where the ditches (are) at, there’s a drain right there, but I’m surrounded by ditches,” Priscilla Conners, an Allendale resident.
Water so deep that many can’t even leave their front porch.
“I was really shocked because I can’t even leave my house or go anywhere,” said Conners.
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An issue that isn’t common, but has happened before when there are excessive amounts of rain.
“You can’t go farther because if you go farther to my right, it’ll cover your boots, and like I said, I can’t go out my back door because it’ll be the same thing,” said Conners. “You know we’re just surrounded by floods, if you go farther back, it’s even worse around back.”
Local officials say Allendale is a low-lying area and that it could take days for all of the water to clear out.
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“Our problem in this area right here is that those drain lines are stocked up, but this water is not moving. There is nothing we can do to it right now until the water goes, and then we can get in there and clean it out. That’s going to make a big difference if this ever happens again,” said Tom Carter, mayor of Allendale.
Leaving residents hoping for a solution, and no more rain.
“It is what it is, we just gotta live with it until somebody can do something about it, like cleaning out the ditches and drains, and we just can’t get the help that we need around here,” said Conners.
The Allendale County Sheriff’s Department says they have rescued people and animals from water on Monday and to be careful when driving on the roads because it’s hard to tell just how deep the water is.
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