Image: SCEMD Columbia, SC (WOLO) — We are starting to get a better idea of how much of the state was impacted by the severe weather that blew through the Palmetto state this week. The South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD) along with local emergency managers are still looking over the damage caused throughout the state. While no deaths have…
A wave of severe weather is covering the east coast after slamming more of the south overnight. Hundreds of thousands of power outages were reported earlier today, after more than two dozen reported tornadoes from Arkansas to Alabama. In Florida, two people were reportedly killed.
The month of March broke a record with the number of tornadoes touching down across the country. Just this month there have been at least 214 tornadoes, the most on record since 1950.
Communities are coming together to help clean up after a series of deadly tornadoes tore through Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday.
Devastating tornadoes this month left more than 90 people dead across five states. Bowling Green, Kentucky was one of the towns hit particularly hard. The tornado took entire families there, killing at least 17 people.
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear is thankful for all the support his state has received in the wake of last weekend’s devastating tornadoes. This comes as six Red Cross employees from the Palmetto State, and hundreds more from across the nation, join in to help check people into shelters, serving food and providing spiritual care.
More help is on the way to Kentucky from here in the Palmetto State.
President Joe Biden is heading to the tornado disaster area in Kentucky today, visiting some of the most devastated communities.
SOUTH CAROLINA (WOLO) – Red Cross of South Carolina disaster workers are headed to Mayfield, Kentucky to help with relief following the deadly tornadoes that touched down this weekend across multiple states in the center of the country. The Red Cross of South Carolina says four workers are deploying in-person to Mayfield, Kentucky to support disaster operations, but that number…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — Whether it’s tornadoes, hurricanes or winter storms, South Carolina is no stranger to severe weather. Tuesday, the National Weather Service (NWS) recognized the Palmetto State as being certified as Storm Ready. “South Carolina is only one of five Storm Ready states across the country. That’s a big initiative that South Carolina undertook over the past several…
