Latest local news, weather and high school sports from the Midlands

Monday, June 03, 2013  The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado touched down in Anderson County.

Friday, May 24, 2013  During a hurricane, storm surge is one of the greatest threats to life and land, yet many people don't understand the dire warnings from forecasters to get out of its way.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  Forecasters say the Upstate of South Carolina could see some snow, but they only expect it to stick in the mountains

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  If it felt hotter than normal in South Carolina this summer, officials have the number to prove that it was.

Monday, September 17, 2012  More than 6 inches of rain fell in Lancaster and Chesterfield counties, causing flash floods.

Friday, June 29, 2012  The Carolinas are bracing for multiple days of temperatures above 100 degrees as a ridge of high pressure pushes warm, moist air in from the Gulf of Mexico.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012  The remnants of Tropical Storm Beryl are forecast to move northeastward out of Georgia, skimming the South Carolina coast before heading out to sea.

Tuesday, May 31, 2011  The tough task of guessing what hurricane season will look like could be even more difficult this year for forecasters.  That's because they won't be able to rely on the relatively predictable forces known as El Nino and La Nina.

Wednesday, April 06, 2011  Weather forecasters at Colorado State University predict 16 named storms in the Atlantic.  Nine of those storms are expected to turn into hurricanes, five of them major.  However, the SkyWACH Weather Team reminds Weather WACHers that early predictions are not typically accurate.

Wednesday, February 02, 2011  A massive storm billed as the worst in decades barreled toward the northeast Wednesday, leaving vast swaths from Chicago to New York paralyzed by snow and ice, leaving hundreds of motorists stranded all night and shuttering airports and schools.

Friday, January 29, 2010  South Carolina Department of Transportation crews are reporting minimal problems with roadways in the Midlands.

Friday, January 29, 2010  The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning from Friday evening to Saturday evening for areas northwest of a line from Greenwood to Chester.