 Cindy prompted a hurricane watch and gale warnings for areas extending from Cape Hatteras , North Carolina , to Charleston , South Carolina , and a hurricane warning for areas between Beaufort and Georgetown , South Carolina , on July 8 . A preliminary alert was issued for naval and marine areas in the Carolinas from Norfolk , Virginia . Special forecasts from the Weather Bureau office in Columbia , South Carolina were activated on the radio at 16 : 50 UTC on July 8 . Several thousand people evacuated in areas of South Carolina , including Folly Beach , Sullivan 's Island , Isle of Palms , and Pawleys Island . The issuance of an emergency flood forecast for Columbia , South Carolina occurred as a result of Cindy . 
