A brother who lives on Pawley's Island and evacuated to a hotel in Florence a 100 miles away was without lights or food for a few days.  There are still no lights but last I checked he discovered a waffle House was opened when seeing employees from there come into the hotel to use its bathrooms.  He found out from them they were opened but serving only a limited  menu.  He wasn't able to drive anywhere because the roads are washed out and it may be some time until he's able to return home.  Pawley's Island I believe sits on a barrier island so who knows how much damage is done there.  Ironically, we've learned from a resident who did not evacuate that Pawley's Island has electricity.
Wanted to add--my sister, niece and her boyfriend evacuated West Palm Beach to Sarasota and are now back home.  As you may know Palm Beach County escaped the wrath of Matthew and my niece said it looks like the area never lost its electricity.

Last edited by flowergirl (10/09/2016 11:08 pm)