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Record rain forces Inland Port to move equipment to higher ground

Published on Monday, June 10, 2013

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Heavy equipment and material were moved to higher ground at the Inland Port. Record rainfall Sunday created temporary lakes and halted construction.

Jim Fair

Heavy equipment and material were moved to higher ground at the Inland Port. Record rainfall Sunday created temporary lakes and halted construction.



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Greer Commission of Public Works removed the power lines that served Nordic. Demolition is scheduled later this month for the final commercial building on the site.

Jim Fair

Greer Commission of Public Works removed the power lines that served Nordic. Demolition is scheduled later this month for the final commercial building on the site.



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The mounds that held the utility poles and lines serving Nordic are being removed. The grading of the port is nearly complete.

Jim Fair

The mounds that held the utility poles and lines serving Nordic are being removed. The grading of the port is nearly complete.



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Heavy equipment no longer needed is removed from the port. 

Jim Fair

Heavy equipment no longer needed is removed from the port. 



Sunday’s record deluge of rain has forced the Inland Port at Greer to move its construction vehicles and equipment to higher ground.

Grading, laying pipes and other infrastructure were halted. Norfolk Southern railroad crews were able to work on pulling more tracks between rain showers.

The inland port continues to be on schedule for a Sept. 3 opening, according to the South Carolina Port Authority.

Storms produced a record 3.23 inches of rain Sunday, recorded at the National Weather Service at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport that created sporadic muddy lakes at the site.

The NWS at the regional airport has recorded 5.92 inches of rain so far this month and 29.08 year to date.  That compares to a monthly average of 1.14 inches of rain and 20.57 inches year to date.

Rain, forecast throughout today and this evening, has dumped 0.36 inches at GSP.A tornado warning in Greenville, Spartanburg and Laurens counties expired at 2:15 p.m. The region remains under a flash flood watch. Area rivers and streams had some flooding Sunday and is expected to continue through Monday.

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