What’s open in Beaufort County for Tropical Storm Debby? List of closures, cancellations

Evan McKenna

As Tropical Storm Debby brings heavy rains and flooding across the East Coast, hazardous weather conditions are likely to shut down schools, businesses and government offices in Beaufort County.

This list of closures, cancellations and postponements will be continually updated as we learn more.

To submit information about additional closures, email newsroom@islandpacket.com.

Alex Kosarko of Charleston makes her way down Bay Street Monday morning, shielding herself with an umbrella as she walked in Downtown Beaufort, South Carolina, on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. “We’re from Charleston so we’re used to it,” Kosarko said as a deluge of rain came.
Alex Kosarko of Charleston makes her way down Bay Street Monday morning, shielding herself with an umbrella as she walked in Downtown Beaufort, South Carolina, on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. “We’re from Charleston so we’re used to it,” Kosarko said as a deluge of rain came.

Schools

  • Hilton Head Christian Academy: Monday night orientation, athletic meetings postponed to Aug. 12

  • University of South Carolina Beaufort: Beaufort, Bluffton and Hilton Head campuses closed Tuesday and Wednesday

  • Technical College of the Lowcountry: Closing Monday afternoon; closed Tuesday and Wednesday

Restaurants

  • R Bar - Bluffton: Closed Monday

  • Bee-Town Mead & Cider: Closed Monday and Tuesday

  • The Ice Cream Stop - Bluffton: Closing Monday at 5 p.m.

  • The Upper Crust - Okatie: Closed Tuesday

  • Chick-fil-A Bluffton: Dining room closing Monday at 7 p.m.; drive-thru closing at 8 p.m.

  • Palmetto Hall Golf & Country Club: Closing Monday at 2 p.m.; closed Tuesday

  • Chez Georges Bistro & Bar: Closed Tuesday

  • Southern Coney & Breakfast: Closed Tuesday

Businesses

  • Haverty’s Furniture: Closing Monday at 3 p.m.; closed Tuesday

  • Low Country Shrimp and Knits: Closed Tuesday

  • Camellia Art Gallery: Closed Tuesday

  • Lettrs Gift Store - Bluffton and Hilton Head: Closed Monday and Tuesday

  • Wine & Design Bluffton/HHI: Closed Monday and Tuesday

  • Hilton Head Exterminators: Closed Tuesday and Wednesday

  • Lowcountry Tool and Supply: Closed Tuesday

  • Now We’re Talking Therapy Services: Closed Tuesday and Wednesday

  • Great Clips: May River, New River and Beafuort locations closed Tuesday and Wednesday

  • IMC Resort Services: Closing Monday at 2 p.m.; closed Tuesday

  • Dempsey Farms: “Temporarily closed” as of Monday morning

  • May River Dermatology: Closed Tuesday

  • God’s Goods Thrift Store: Closed Tuesday

  • LUX A Medical Spa: Closed Tuesday

  • Sea Pines Circle Immediate Care: Closing Monday at 3 p.m.; closed Tuesday

  • Paw-metto Pooches Pet Salon: Closed Tuesday and Wednesday

  • Sanctuary European Day Spa: Closed Monday and Tuesday

Services

  • Hunting Island State Park: Closed Tuesday for an “undetermined amount of time”

  • S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles: Bluffton and Beaufort locations closed Tuesday and Wednesday

  • Bluffton Waste Management: Garbage and recycling routes discontinued Monday; canceled Tuesday

  • Daufuskie Island Ferry: Trips canceled Tuesday, Wednesday and “tentatively Thursday”

  • Hilton Head parks: All park facilities and beach parks closing Monday at 7 p.m.; closed Tuesday and Wednesday

  • Palmetto Breeze/Trolley: Transit services suspended Monday at 8 p.m.; no service Tuesday

  • Sandalwood Community Food Pantry: Closed Tuesday; reopening Aug. 13

  • Beaufort Memorial Sea Island Psychiatry: Closed Tuesday

  • Memory Matters Hilton Head: Closed Monday and Tuesday

  • Hilton Head Deep Well Project: Closing Monday at 3 p.m.; closed Tuesday

Government offices, meetings

  • Beaufort County offices: Closed Tuesday and Wednesday

  • Beaufort County Convenience Centers: Closed Tuesday and Wednesday

  • Town of Hilton Head Island offices: Closed Tuesday and Wednesday

  • Town of Bluffton offices: Closed Tuesday and Wednesday

  • Bluffton Municipal Court: All Tuesday proceedings canceled

  • Bluffton Aug. 6 Historic Preservation Commission: Canceled

  • Beaufort County Aug. 5 Planning Commission Meeting: Canceled

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