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Monday, March 04, 2013  Severe Weather Awareness Week being observed in South Carolina.

Friday, February 22, 2013  The director of South Carolina's Emergency Management Division is stepping down from his post and the group's chief of staff is serving as interim director.

Friday, February 08, 2013  South Carolina state agencies are making sure they are ready for an earthquake.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010  The midlands will continue to get ample rainfall as a stalled front and a tropical influence dump precipitation from Florida to North Carolina.

Wednesday, August 04, 2010  The state's emergency management division has joined the social media wave.  From tweets to facebook updates to youtube posts, SCEMD is distributing lifesaving information online.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009  South Carolina is a potential prime target for the destructive power of a hurricane. Just mention the word Hugo, and 20 years later, residents still remember the most devastating storm impact on the state.

Thursday, May 21, 2009  Katrina. Ike. Hugo. The mere mention of the word hurricane makes south carolinians hearts skip a beat.