Tag: Weather

Team South Carolina Returns to Normal Operations COLUMBIA, S.C. – Governor Henry McMaster today issued Executive Order 2025-34, lifting the State of Emergency declared ahead of Tropical Storm Imelda after the storm’s forecast track shifted away from the South Carolina coast. “With Tropical Storm Imelda turning away from our coast over the weekend, I have lifted the State of Emergency as Team […]

Statewide Operations Activated to Prepare for Tropical Disturbance COLUMBIA, S.C. – Governor Henry McMaster has issued Executive Order 2025-33, declaring a State of Emergency in preparation for the potential impacts of Tropical Disturbance 94L, and asks South Carolinians to monitor forecasts and begin taking proper precautions. The governor’s order activates the South Carolina Emergency Operations Plan and directs the South Carolina Emergency […]

According to the National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg, Heat Advisory remains in effect from 12 PM to 8 PM EDT today, Monday, July 21, for portions of northeast Georgia, Piedmont North Carolina, and Upstate South Carolina. Heat index values up to 107 degrees Fahrenheit are expected, posing a risk of heat illnesses. Residents are advised to drink plenty of fluids, […]

As scorching temperatures persist across the Upstate, five rural electric cooperatives—Blue Ridge, Broad River, Laurens, Little River, and York Electric Cooperatives (the Upstate Five)—are working in close coordination with their power provider, Central Electric Power Cooperative, and wholesale energy partner, Duke Energy, to ensure the stability of the power grid and provide uninterrupted service to their members. This unified effort […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) is reminding everyone in South Carolina to take measures to protect themselves from heat-related illnesses as temperatures rise across the state this week. According to the National Weather Service’s HeatRisk Map, South Carolina will face its first prolonged period of extreme heat of the year this week, leading to major and […]

From the National Weather Service, a Heat Advisory is in effect from noon Tuesday to 8 PM EDT Wednesday, with heat index values expected to reach up to 108 degrees across the Piedmont and foothills of northeast Georgia, western North Carolina, and Upstate South Carolina. These conditions may cause heat illnesses. As this dangerous heat wave grips the area, Duke […]

The National Weather Service (NWS) has confirmed an EF1 tornado touched down Monday evening in Bobby Brown State Park near Mount Carmel in Elbert County, Georgia. The tornado caused significant damage, snapping and uprooting dozens of trees as it approached a cove along the Savannah River and damaging pavilions at the Bobby Brown Recreational Center. Fortunately, no injuries or fatalities […]

The Upstate is bracing for another round of severe storms today, following earlier damaging weather that caused widespread power outages, including 4500 in Oconee County, and thousands more in Pickens and Anderson Counites. Forecasters anticipate a “1-2 punch” of thunderstorms, with scattered activity expected Monday afternoon capable of producing localized damaging winds and an isolated tornado. A second wave, likely […]

Severe Thunderstorm Warning Until Mon 3:15 pm EDT   Action Recommended Take shelter in place or per instructions Issued By Greenville-Spartanburg – SC, US, National Weather Service Affected Area Oconee County Description …A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN ANDERSON…WESTERN PICKENS AND EASTERN OCONEE COUNTIES…   At 241 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located […]