Hurricane Florence

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Here are the schools closed Thursday ahead of Hurricane Florence

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Closings for Thursday Sept. 13: ALL Richland One School District ALL Richland Two School District ALL Lexington One School District ALL Lexington Two School District ALL Lexington County School District Three ALL School District Five of Lexington & Richland Counties ALL Sumter School District ALL Orangeburg Consolidated School District 5 ALL Clarendon School District 2 East Point Academy Midlands Middle…
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SC Emergency Response Team for Florence: call centers, shelters, guard members

Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– South Carolina officials are closely monitoring the path of the Hurricane Florence. The South Carolina Governor’s office released the following information about “Team SC” and their readiness. According to the Governor’s office, the State Emergency Operations Center is fully operational, staffed by emergency personnel from various state agencies and emergency organizations. According to the governor’s office, as…
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SC Governor Henry McMaster to give Florence update in live briefing

Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–  Wednesday South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster is set to hold a briefing on Hurricane Florence at approximately 2:30pm et. McMaster will speak from the command center at the State Emergency Management Division, along with key state leaders. ABC Columbia will carry the Governor’s briefing live on air and on-line. Plus, download our ABC Columbia app for Hurricane…
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FEMA on Hurricane Florence Preparations and Missions after the storm

Crysty Vaughan,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– FEMA says it is already focusing on critical missions that will come immediately following the storm. FEMA Administrator Jeff Byard says that Hurricane Florence is not a storm we will recover from in days. And as South Carolina prepares for any possible impact from Hurricane Florence, the federal government is mobilizing its efforts to respond up and down…
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Hurricane Florence: Shelter update in the Midlands

ABC Columbia Staff,

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– State officials have set up shelters for evacuees of Hurricane Florence. As of Wednesday, one midlands schools was being used as a shelter,  Ridge View High School. ABC Columbia’s Alexis Frazier is there with more on what these facilities will be providing. For a list of emergency shelters log on to https://www.scemd.org/stay-informed/emergency-shelters/ Categories: Local News, News, State Tags:…
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State Officials at Opcon 1- update from SC EMD

Crysty Vaughan, Claire Richardson,

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…