Author: Claire Richardson

Florence Update from SC EMD- Guard Members at the Ready

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– State Emergency Management teams are hard at work making sure all the gears are in place to prepare and respond to Hurricane Florence.  As we prepare for Florence, officials at the operation center are at OPCON 1– that’s the highest emergency operational condition. We’re told more than 2-thousand members from the South Carolina National Guard are already responding…

State Officials at Opcon 1- update from SC EMD

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–  State Emergency officials are getting up to the minute updates on the track for Hurricane Florence. State Emergency officials are currently operating at level Opcon 1, which is the highest. Wednesday afternoon EMD urged residents to be prepared. The command center is set up at the Emergency Management Division, where the Governor, leaders from agency heads, and…

ABC Columbia SC EMD updates – tracking Florence

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– State Emergency officials are getting briefed on the updated track for Hurricane Florence. The command center is set up at the Emergency Management Division, where the Governor, leaders from agency heads, and emergency officials are keeping a close eye on Florence. ABC Columbia’s Claire Richardson is at SC EMD with updates. Categories: ABC Columbia News Update (First…

Evacuees from coast tell ABC Columbia traffic moving pretty smoothly

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– ABC Columbia crews are scouting out the traffic across the Midlands as evacuees make their way from the coast. We stopped at one rest area off 1-26 Northbound in Calhoun County. Drivers told us they were not running into any major backs ups on the interstates, thanks to the lane reversals. According to the governor, the mandatory…