Will the state order evacuations along the SC coast?

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Will the state order evacuations along the SC coast?

It’s too soon to tell. Gov. Henry McMaster has declared a state of emergency, a step that allows state and local officials to prepare together for storm response. But the storm was too far away on Wednesday to know whether evacuations will be needed.

McMaster said during a news conference on Wednesday that a decision on evacuations could be made as early as Friday.

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This story was originally published September 6, 2017 at 5:50 PM with the headline "Will the state order evacuations along the SC coast?."