 A driver was killed in Georgetown on U.S. Route 17 after colliding with a fallen tree . Along the main street of Georgetown , the Sampit River topped its banks , resulting in flooding that impacted business in the area . At Georgetown , tides were about 2 @.@ 5 feet ( 0 @.@ 76 m ) above normal during Cindy , while at McClellanville , the point of landfall , tides were approximately 4 feet ( 1 @.@ 2 m ) above normal . At Folly Beach , Sullivan 's Island , and Isle of Palms , only 600 people of the normal population of approximately 6 @,@ 500 chose not to evacuate . Strong winds that accompanied Cindy snapped tree limbs , shattered a few windows , damaged roofs , and knocked power out in Charleston , but little other damage was wrought . Several points throughout the state measured at least 3 inches ( 76 mm ) of rainfall , including Columbia , Charleston , Myrtle Beach , and Sumter . 
