Governor Henry McMaster said this evening: “We do not want to risk one South Carolina life in this hurricane.”
Another official said: “We are planning for a large-scale evacuation.”
The South Carolina Emergency Management division said on Twitter: “Residents in all coastal evacuation zones in all counties must evacuate beginning noon tomorrow, Tuesday, September 11, 2018 due to hurricane.”
The storm has winds of 130 miles per hour and is due to gain strength before making landfall, which the U.S. National Hurricane Center said was likely to occur early Thursday in the Carolinas.
In North Carolina, officials already had ordered some 250,000 residents and visitors to begin evacuating the Outer Banks barrier islands.
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“We are in the bull’s-eye,” North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper said at a news conference. “This is going to be a statewide event.”
In Holden Beach, North Carolina, in the storm’s path, longtime residents could be seen boarding up homes and securing possessions.
“It’s scary to all of us. We know we can’t play around with this,” said Jennifer Oosterwyk, who owns the Sugar Britches boutique on Holden Beach and lives in nearby Wilmington.
Oosterwyk was gathering tax documents and other important papers from her store on Monday, and said she planned to drive 150 miles (240 km) inland to ride out the storm in Cary.
As the storm advanced, Monday afternoon was a postcard-perfect day on Holden Beach with bright blue skies, placid puffy clouds and light breezes. By 2 p.m. EDT, the surf that had been calm began to show some chop.
The U.S. military said it was sending an advanced team to Raleigh, North Carolina, to coordinate with federal and state partners and that about 750 military personnel will be designated to provide support.
The U.S. Navy said it was sending nearly 30 ships from coastal Virginia out to sea to avoid damage.
Wall Street was trying to pick winners and losers from the storm.
Shares of Generac Holdings Inc, building materials maker Owens Corning and roofing supplier Beacon Roofing Supply Inc were up between 4 percent and 6 percent. Retailers Lowe’s Companies Inc was up 2.3 percent and Home Depot Inc gained 2 percent.
Several insurers seen vulnerable to potential claims losses slipped, led by a 2 percent drop in Allstate Corp and a 1.8 percent decline in Travelers Companies Inc.