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Governor McMaster: Florence is here to stay for a while

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Governor Henry McMaster says that South Carolina should prepare for a long few days with now, Tropical Storm Florence. McMaster says the storm is here to stay for a while. The Governor continues to update the state from the Emergency Management Division command center. McMaster says Florence is a different kind of storm, comparing it to Hugo…

Today’s Forecast- Florence

Florence is now a Tropical Storm and will track slowly across South Carolina through Sunday. On this track, the flooding threat for the Midlands is lowering because the bulk of the rain will fall to our north and east. However, the risk of power outages remains with gusty winds at their peak through Saturday. Categories: Digital Exclusives and Features, Todays…

SC EMD Briefing: Numerous Hazards from Hurricane Florence on Coast and in Midlands

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Friday the Governor and state leaders updated the state with the latest on Hurricane Florence. Officials with the National Weather Service said there are numerous hazards for the state due to the storm. Among those, tropical force winds and the potential for major flooding. Here is the upate from SC EMD. Categories: Digital Exclusives and Features, Local…

Hurricane Florence heads towards Myrtle Beach

Myrtle Beach, SC (WOLO) —- Our team coverage continued with Drew Bollea who had the chance to  speak with people in Myrtle Beach. From what some citizens there have told him, it appears they believe since hurricane Florence has been downgraded to a Category 2 that they can let their guard down. Officials, however say that’s not the case and…

SCEMD continues preparing for Hurricane Florence

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Hurricane Florence is getting closer and teams at The South Carolina Department of Emergency Management are switching gears from focusing on evacuation to now dealing with impact Florence may have while fighting the flooding that is likely to follow because of the slow movement of the hurricane. Angela Rogers reports on the latest efforts to prepare…