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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’…