Out www. Foxcarolina. Com weather for more on the forecast and interactive radar 3 and dont forget to wake up with thee morning news meteorologist nicole papay will have a check of the forecast as you head out the doorand traffic reporter chris scott will have the latest Road Conditions on your way to work. Thats from 5 00 3 Greenwood County was one of those regions south of i85 that saw the brunt of this system. Fox carolinas Rebecca Atkins was out there today and rebecca, what are you seeing at this hour . 3 the road behind me in the wilson creek Mobile Home Park is still closed off after it flooded earlier today. You can even see where that water once was. 3 greenwood Emergency Management says at least six families were evacuated from their homes in this Mobile Home Park. Roads were washed out, cars were submerged under water and many people couldnt get to their homes. Shortly after 3, the us 25 bypass at burgess drive was closed off due to flooding. And in 96 a man and two passenge
Coram, long island, native was a natural protector. At age 17, he told his parents he wanted to be in the military and serve as a marine. My mother wasnt too fond of that idea, told him to go to school first, so he chose the ai ar force. Reporter his brother vincent recalled for us the drive louis had. No one could disagree with his deep sense of patriotism. He just wanted to serve, take care of his country. He loved his country. Reporter this week, bonacasa was among six other u. S. Airmen killed by a suicide bomber in afghanistan. Fellow new yorker and nypd detective joseph lemm was killed. In his hometown of west harrison, the community is in disbelief. Its heartbreaking. He was a classa good guy. Reporter as for bonacass family, they stood by him for four tours in the middle east. Vincent says he always kept in touch through skype. The loss now for this close family unbearable. Just the great memories hes to bring us that much closer. My brother died for us, and im very proud of hi
Sce g has notified emergency officials and will begin opening the gate at 4 a. M. Releasing up to an additional 18,000 cubic feet per second into the lower saluda river. If my math is correct, thats about an olympic sized Swimming Pool every five seconds or so. Sce g says it will continue to monitor lake levels to determine if additional actions will be necessary over the next 48 hours. Meanwhile, flood victims in pine glen tell me theyre worried. We were notified because you showed up at our door and let us know that, you know, they were going to be opening the flood gate at four in the morning. My mother and i, right now, are, you know, staying inside of a little camper here. Its up on cinderblocks, so, you know, were not exactly in a safe place. We dont feel as if were prepared at this point. To facebook and twitter, but the neighbors i talked to say they hadnt been checking social media. The utility says, nevertheless, homes along the lower saluda shouldnt be affected like they wer
Neighborhood, Michal Higdon, wis news 10. A flood advisory remains in effect for our area this morning, as some more showers will move across the state today. Lets get the latest on your forecast with von gaskin. The flood watch remains in effect through thursday morning with several strong storms and the possibility of flash flooding throughout the midlands. On thursday the rain chance falls to 50 during the day and then down to 30 that night. High 70 new years day will be mostly cloudy with only a slight chance the continued rain has forced forced state transportation than a dozen roads in South Carolina. As of last night dot says 29 roads were closed in 12 counties because of flooding or damage from the most recent rainfall. Officials say crews will be out repairing those roads as soon as the weather settles. Meanwhile, they say drivers should continue to use caution while traveling. Columbia officials are also blaming the rain for sewage overflows affecting several neighborhoods. O
Lake murray. At four in the morning. Sceandg will open one spill gate. Releasing 18thousand cubic feet per second into the lower saluda river. This is in response to significant upstream inflows into lake murray. Residents will notice lake levels continuing to rise. But Officials Say they will not exceed the recommended operating level. Theyll be monitoring the situation during the next 48 hours. Stay with abc columbia news for further updates. Much of todays heavy rains have impacted roads in newberry county. Keeping emergency crews hands full. Deputies recommend if you dont have to be out tonight. Stay at home. They ask that you do not go around barricades or cones. Warning that could put your life at risk. Tonight. There are at least nine roads osed because of the rain. We have that list on our website. Abc columbia dot com. Also want to mention. Corley mill road is closed tonight. Between mill stream road and river bluff tapering off. For the latest tonight. Heres chief show. 3 in