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NWS: Midlands under tornado watch

Source: NWS Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–The National Weather Service says the Midlands is under a tornado watch until 6pm Friday. The NWS tornado watch is issued when weather conditions are favorable for the development of a tornado. Stay with ABC Columbia News for further updates. Categories: Local News, News, State

Solicitor: Raniya Wright died from natural causes

RaNiya Wright (Photo provided by family) Walterboro, S.C. (WOLO)– The Colleton Co. Solicitor’s office says Raniya Wright, 10, died of natural causes. Wright died following a fight on March 27th at Forest Hills Elementary School. The solicitor’s office says its medical examiner found no signs of trauma, and discovered that Wright had a pre-existing medical condition, AVM and had been…

Tornado Watch for the Midlands, severe storms expected Friday

Primary Threats: Damaging winds in excess of 70 miles an hour, possible tornadoes

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — South Carolina is under significant threat for severe thunderstorms during the daytime hours Friday. The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a Tornado Watch for the entire ABC Columbia viewing area until 6 p.m. A well-developed upper-level trough, which is allowing for a strong combination of unstable warm air from the south to collide with…

Severe weather expected in the Midlands Friday

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– The National Weather Service and the ABC Columbia Weather team are predicting severe weather in the Midlands Friday afternoon. The NWS is predicting wind damage from 60-70 mph wind gusts is the highest threat, but isolated tornadoes and hail is also possible, mainly in the central and eastern Midlands. Officials also expect some scattered damage to trees…

Friday Forecast

Severe Storm Threat for the Midlands

South Carolina is under significant threat for severe thunderstorms during the daytime hours Friday. The National Weather Service in Columbia has issued a Tornado Watch for the entire ABC Columbia viewing area until 6 p.m. A well-developed upper-level trough, which is allowing for a strong combination of unstable warm air from the south to collide with a powerful draft of…

Uber, USC team up on nationwide campus safety initiative

The "Check Your Ride" feature on Uber began to be active in Columbia Thursday

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Uber is putting the University of South Carolina at the forefront of its new campus safety initiative. After President Harris Pastides’s “What’s My Name?” movement picked up steam nationwide, Uber rolled out some changes through a partnership with colleges across the country to remind students of essential safety tips. “We also added a new ‘Check Your Ride’…