Originally published by abcnews4

Local officials will soon have faster, more accurate data to monitor roadway flooding thanks to a new water level sensor installed on the Ashley River in Dorchester County, South Carolina. Dorchester County’s Emergency Management team aims to improve early warnings for potentially dangerous flooding. “This is an example of a lesson learned from a past event,” said Tristan Proctor, the county’s deputy director of emergency management, referring to flooding issues during the impact of Tropical Storm Debby in 2024. The device will not cost the county anything. The Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA) is covering the cost of the sensor and its maintenance as part of a larger network of water level sensors and coastal observations within the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) network. Read more here.