The potential for severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes Thursday has led the South Carolina Senate to not meet at all and the House to tell members to come only if they feel safe. Nearly all of South Carolina is under a moderate risk of severe storms with forecasters also saying there could be a few strong tornadoes.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Richland County Coroner Gary Watts has officially released the name of the person who died Thursday after a tree to fell on him. According to the coroner, George William Lebby, date of birth 11/29/1957, of Columbia Avenue, was sitting in his back yard when the winds from an approaching storm caused a tree to fall on him. …
PROSPERITY, SC (WOLO)–Severe weather rolled through the Midlands Wednesday afternoon causing damage in areas from Saluda to Newberry C0unty. According to the Newberry County Sheriff’s office the majority of the damage in that area is just outside of Prosperity. Officials say several roads are due to trees and downed power lines on the roads. The majority of the property damage is…
ATLANTA (AP) _ Tornadoes swirled through Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama as the severe storms head toward the Carolinas. Emergency management officials Rita White and Harry Markham say one tornado touched down in Eldridge in central Alabama around 8 p.m. Thursday and another hit about hour before in Ardmore in the northern part of the state. There were no immediate…
An eighth person has been killed in a weather-related accident after storms battered the south of the country.
