Stormwatch: Important Contact Information

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Charleston/Beaufort Area:

Local & Nearby County Information

Beaufort County:

Berkeley County:

Charleston County:

Colleton County:

Dorchester County:

Road Closures/Weather

Government 

Federal Emergency Management Agency

South Carolina Emergency Management Division

U.S. Small Business Administration

  • Disaster Customer Service Center: 800-659-2955

Other Services 

Pet Rescue

Electric and Water Companies

  • SCE&G
    • Power Outage: 888-333-4465
    • Gas Leak: 800-815-0083
  • Santee Cooper
    • Main: 843-761-8000
    • Outage Reporting: 888-239-2300
  • Berkeley Electric Co-op: 888-253-4232
  • Palmetto Electric Co-op: 866-445-5551
  • Beaufort Jasper Water and Sewer Authority
    • Beaufort: 843-987-9200
    • Bluffton: 843-707-0017
    • After-hours emergency: 843-987-9200

Telephone and Internet Companies

  • Hargray: 877-HARGRAY (1-877-427-4729)
  • CenturyLink: 866-706-8592
  • Verizon: 800-922-0204
  • Home Telecom: 888-746-4482
  • Time Warner: 877-892-8477
  • Comcast: 800-934-6489
  • AT&T Uverse Voice Service: 800-288-2020
  • Dish Network: 877-653-0020
  • Charter: 855-821-0579
  • Cox: 855-821-0520

Transportation, Shelter, and Community Assistance

  • Palmetto Breeze: 843-757-5782
  • HELP of Beaufort: 843-252-2710
  • Charleston County Emergency Citizen Line: 843-202-7100

Other Emergency Preparedness Twitter Handles to Follow

  • South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control: @scdhec
  • Red Cross: @RedCrossSC

 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): @CDCemergency

Savannah/Coastal Georgia Area:

Local & Nearby County Information

CHATHAM COUNTY

  • AGL (natural gas): 800-GAS-LINE, 877-427-2464 (for repairs, if you smell gas)
  • Candler Hospital: 912-819-6000 (general), 912-819-6037 (emergency room)
  • Chatham County Emergency Management Agency: 912-201-4500; during severe weather, you can call the CEMA hotline: 912-644-8811
  • Humane Society for Greater Savannah: 912-354-9515
  • Memorial University Medical Center: 912-350-8000 (general), 912-350-9616 (emergency room)
  • Public works, Chatham County: 912-652-6840; 912-652-6844 (water and sewer; county only); 912-652-6780 (recreation)
  • Georgia Power: 800-390-2834 (for repairs and to report outages)
  • St. Joseph’s Hospital: 912-819-4100 (general)
  • Water Department, city of Savannah: 912-651-6460 or 311

LIBERTY COUNTY

  • Red Cross: 912-876-3975 (civilian); 912-767-2197 (Fort Stewart station)
  • Electric Services: Georgia Power, 888-660-5890; Canoochee Electric Co., 800-342-0134; Coastal Electric Cooperative, 912-884-3311 and 800-421-2343
  • Water Services: Hinesville, 912-876-3564; Midway, 912-884-3344 or 912-332-4098 (emergency)
  • Century Link (telephone): 912-369-9000
  • Liberty Regional Medical Center: 912-369-9400
  • Liberty County Emergency Management Agency: 912-368-2201; emergency hotline: 912-877-5362

BRYAN COUNTY

  • Bryan County Emergency Services: 912-858-2799
  • Health Department: 912-653-4331 Pembroke, 912-756-2611 Richmond Hill
  • Evans Memorial Hospital: 912-739-2611
  • Bryan County Sheriff’s Department: 912-653-3800
  • Richmond Hill police: 912-756-5645
  • Pembroke police: 912-653-4414
  • Utilities: Georgia Power Co., 888-660-5890; Pembroke Telephone, 912-653-4389; Century Link, 912-369-9000
  • Coastal Electric Cooperative: 912-884-3311 and 800-421-2343

EFFINGHAM COUNTY

  • Effingham Sheriff’s Dept. non-emergency: 912-754-3449
  • City of Guyton: 912-772-3353; public safety: 912-772-8745
  • City of Springfield: 912-754-6666; public safety: 912-754-3061
  • City of Rincon: 912-826-5745; after hours emergency: 912-210-6237
  • County public works: 912-754-2141

BEAUFORT & JASPER, S.C., COUNTIES

  • Hurricane Hot Line & Re-entry information for Beaufort County: 800-963-5023
  • Storm threat and evacuation number: 866-706-8223
  • Beaufort County Emergency Management: 843-255-4000
  • Hilton Head Hospital: 843-681-6122
  • Coastal Carolina Hospital: 843-784-8000
  • Beaufort Memorial Hospital: 877-532-6472
  • American Red Cross: 843-757-7437
  • Beaufort County Animal Control: 843-255-5010
  • Jasper County Emergency Management: 843-726-7606
  • Jasper County Animal Shelter: 843-726-7799
  • Palmetto Electric: 843-726-5551
  • South Carolina Electric & Gas: 800-251-7234
  • Beaufort-Jasper Water Sewer Authority: 843-987-9292
  • Hispanic Outreach of S.C.: 803-419-5112
  • S.C. Insurance News Service: 803-252-3455

OTHER IMPORTANT NUMBERS

  • American Red Cross: 912-651-5300 (main number) or 912-651-5310 (disaster services)
  • Emergency Help: 211 (area police, fire and medical)
  • Office of Homeland Security Georgia Emergency Management Agency: 800-TRY-GEMA (800-879-4362)
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency: 770-220-5200 (Atlanta Regional Office)
  • Livestock: 404-656-3667 (Department of Agriculture number for emergency planning for barnyard animals)
  • Animal Protection: 404-656-4914 (Department of Agriculture number for which shelters for small animals are open)
  • National Weather Service: 843-744-0303. Press 3 for tropical conditions.
  • Salvation Army: 912-651-7420
  • Georgia’s Insurance Commissioner’s Office: 800-656-2298