Well have more on the wusa 9 news app. So glad you are joining us for the news at noon. Im mike hydeck. The flooding in South Carolina is making headlines. Flood victims are returning home to see whats left. For others, that threat is not over. As weijia jiang reports, the rivers are still rising. Reporter emergency crews are scrambling to stabilize the beaver dam this morning in columbia. Workers are placing heavy rocks in the water to hold back the rising river. Probably up to just over two tons right now. Theyll continue to work this dam until theres not an imminent danger. Reporter officials believe this dam is protected for now, but earlier today, they were not as confident. An emergency message went out urging people who lived nearby to evacuate. Sheriffs deputies are going doortodoor in vulnerable areas warning people to be on alert. National guard troops line neighborhood streets ready to help. A number of rivers near South Carolinas coast are still rising, threatening to wipe
Shutt has the latest on our first alert doppler. Yes indeed, a little lull right around the immediate metro area, but back west we find showers winchester southward, nothing crazy heavy, but enough that id bring an umbrella. Out toward winchester south you see the yellows and reds, so some moderate rainfall. Its on your doorstep in warrenton and not far from culpeper. Its moving off essentially to the east, so it will be in culpeper here shortly, not moving that fast, maybe 7 12 and maybe all the way into town as we get into about the 10 55 time frame, maybe even into fairfax around 10 00. So again nothing severe, but just expect some more showers and a few isolated storms till about 9 00 or 10 00 tonight. Notice the yellows and oranges are staying well south into fredericksburg. 9 00 hour mainly just green, light showers, and by 10 00 just light showers manassas southward. If youre going to walk the dog tonight, take an umbrella and also maybe a little light jacket, 65 at 10 00 in gai
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