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City of Columbia offers customer hotline following Michael

Rob Dew,

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–  The City of Columbia has set up a primary contact number for information during Tropical Storm Michael. The number is 545-3300. City officials say the customer care center will be fully staffed with operators who will assist callers with non-emergency requests 24 hours a day. The city reminds, anyone experiencing an emergency should call 911.    …
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Thousands in the Dark as Michael Moves Through

Rob Dew,

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–  Thousands of South Carolinians are waking up this morning without power. As of 7:41 am Tuesday there were 57,760 SCE&G customers without power, the Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina say 27, 400 customers without service. To report a power outage to SCE&G call 1-888-333-4465. To find outages in your area go to https://www.sceg.com/outages-emergencies/power-outages/outage-map or, https://outages.ecsc.org/outages/maps Categories: Local…
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Forecast timeline for Hurricane Michael

John Farley, Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA , SC (WOLO)–  Here’s a timeline on Michael’s path from Chief Meteorologist John Farley. Hurricane Michael arrives in the Midlands around 2:00-3:00 AM on Thursday. Look for 2-5 inches of rain – which will cause some localized street flooding, and wind gusts to 60 mph – which will lead to power outages.o power outages.  The storm will wind down…