According to the National Hurricane Center, the greatest potential for loss of life during a hurricane is from a storm surge. A storm surge consists of water pushed towards a shoreline by the force of winds circulating around the storm.More >>
Friday, June 4 2010 10:53 AM EDT2010-06-04 15:53:28 GMT
Experts say the best way to protect your home from costly hurricane damage is to protect the areas in which wind can enter. A great time to hurricane your proof your home is when you are making other improvements or adding an addition.More >>
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LEARN ABOUT HURRICANESLearn About HurricanesMore>>
The ingredients for a hurricane include a pre-existing weather disturbance, warm tropical oceans, moisture, and relatively light winds aloft. If the right conditions persist long enough, they can combineMore >>
The intensity of a landfalling hurricane is expressed in terms of categories that relate wind speeds and potential damage. According to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale , a Category 1 hurricane has More >>
When it comes to hurricanes, wind speeds do not tell the whole story. Hurricanes produce storm surges, tornadoes, and often the most deadly of all - inland flooding. More >>
BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER A HURRICANEBefore, During and After a HurricaneMore>>
Expect the need to evacuate and prepare for it. The National Weather Service will issue a hurricane watch when there is a threat to coastal areas of hurricane conditions within 24-36 hours.More >>
The great majority of injuries during a hurricane are cuts caused by flying glass or other debris. Other injuries include puncture wounds resulting from exposed nails, metal, or glass, and bone fractures.More >>
Hurricanes are severe tropical storms that form in the southern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Scientists can now predict hurricanes, but people who live in coastal communities should plan what they will do if they are told to evacuate.More >>
Don't return to your flood-damaged home before the area is declared to be safe by local officials. Returning home can be both physically and mentally challenging. Above all, use caution.More >>
You've suffered a flood. Your home or business - and contents within - have been damaged - possibly destroyed. What do ou do now? Contact your insurance company or agent as soon as possible. TellMore >>
Food may not be safe to eat during and after an emergency. Safe water for drinking, cooking, and personal hygiene includes bottled, boiled, or treated water. Your state, local, or tribal health department can make specific recommendations for boiling or treating water in your area.More >>
Tuesday, August 31 2010 2:33 PM EDT2010-08-31 19:33:07 GMT
The Bay-Waveland School District will celebrate the opening of two new schools today, five years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the community. Waveland Elementary's ribbon cutting ceremony will take place at 9:00 this morning. That will be followed by a 10:30 a.m. ribbon cutting at North Bay Elementary.More >>
Monday, August 30 2010 11:41 PM EDT2010-08-31 03:41:16 GMT
Hurricane Katrina devastated so much of the gulf coast but there is one Mississippi city the mighty storm literally wiped off the map. We went back to Waveland to see what progress, if any, has been made in the five years since Katrina. More >>
Monday, August 30 2010 8:42 PM EDT2010-08-31 00:42:54 GMT
It was the perfect storm, but there was no perfect plan in place to handle the catastrophe dealt by Hurricane Katrina. The hurricane left nearly 300 thousand customers without power in central Mississippi.More >>
Monday, August 30 2010 8:31 PM EDT2010-08-31 01:31:45 GMT
Five years later after Hurricane Katrina, emergency responders have learned lessons of their own including the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.More >>
The Tropical Prediction Center (TPC) is a component of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) located at Florida International University in Miami, Florida. The TPC mission is to save lives, mitigate property loss, and improve economic efficiency by issuing the best watches, warnings, forecasts and analyses of hazardous tropical weather, and by increasing understanding of these hazards.More >>
The Hurricane Intercept Research Team (HIRT) is a locally based hurricane chase team that researches the affects of storm surge in a hurricane or tropical storm's landfall area.More >>
The Hurricane Intercept Research Team (HIRT) is a locally based hurricane chase team that researches the affects of storm surge in a hurricane or tropical storm's landfall area.More >>
The Hurricane Intercept Research Team (HIRT) is a locally based hurricane chase team that researches the affects of storm surge in a hurricane or tropical storm's landfall area.More >>
Experts say the best way to protect your home from costly hurricane damage is to protect the areas in which wind can enter. A great time to hurricane your proof your home is when you are making other improvements or adding an addition.More >>
According to the National Hurricane Center, the greatest potential for loss of life during a hurricane is from a storm surge. A storm surge consists of water pushed towards a shoreline by the force of winds circulating around the storm.More >>
The ingredients for a hurricane include a pre-existing weather disturbance, warm tropical oceans, moisture, and relatively light winds aloft. If the right conditions persist long enough, they can combineMore >>
Don't return to your flood-damaged home before the area is declared to be safe by local officials. Returning home can be both physically and mentally challenging. Above all, use caution.More >>
Wednesday, May 16 2012 8:49 AM EDT2012-05-16 12:49:42 GMT
Earlier in the month, investigators searched an area near Drayton Hall Plantation but found nothing new. Major Jim Brady with the Charleston County Sheriff's Office said the search team was made up ofMore >>
The police officer who pulled over Gayle McCaffrey's husband the day his wife was reported missing said he saw a gun sitting in McCaffrey's truck. The traffic stop was on March 18, just hours before Robert McCaffrey alerted authorities to his wife's disappearance.More >>
Tuesday, May 15 2012 5:06 PM EDT2012-05-15 21:06:54 GMT
A Berkeley County man who bought an iPad for a Mother's Day gift for his wife instead found legal pads in the box when it was opened at their home. Jeff Foster said he paid $729 for the iPad at the WalmartMore >>
A Berkeley County man who purchased an iPad from a North Charleston Walmart for a Mother's Day gift for his wife instead found legal pads in the box when it was opened at their home.More >>
Wednesday, May 16 2012 8:27 PM EDT2012-05-17 00:27:23 GMT
Police are looking for a person of interest after a 75-year-old man was severely beaten during a robbery at his Georgetown home last week. Georgetown Police Department investigators are looking for AndrewMore >>
Theodore Smith and his wife Johnnie, still, can't get the images of their 75-year-old uncle out of their minds. Their uncle was beaten and robbed earlier this month at his Georgetown home. The only relief the couple feels is his accused attacker was arrested by Georgetown police Wednesday.More >>
Wednesday, May 16 2012 8:26 PM EDT2012-05-17 00:26:55 GMT
Emergency officials say one person was transported to the hospital after a minivan she was driving overturned on Highway 52 in Goose Creek Wednesday evening. Authorities say the accident happened aroundMore >>
Emergency officials say one person was transported to the hospital after a minivan she was driving overturned on Highway 52 in Goose Creek Wednesday evening.More >>
Wednesday, May 16 2012 7:41 PM EDT2012-05-16 23:41:36 GMT
Emergency crews are responding to a fire to the area of 116 US Highway 52 in Moncks Corner. Stay with www.Live5News.com for more information. Copyright 2012 WCSC. All rights reserved.More >>
Emergency crews have put out a fire in the area of 116 US Highway 52 in Moncks Corner. More >>
Wednesday, May 16 2012 7:20 PM EDT2012-05-16 23:20:14 GMT
BEAUFORT, SC (WCSC)- The Beaufort County Sheriff's Offices said they arrested a man for exposing himself to a woman in front of her home.The deputies said Ellison Ryan Displayed, 36, was arrested thisMore >>
Officials with the Beaufort County Sheriff's Offices say a man who exposed himself to a woman may be connected to a rash of similar incidents.More >>
Wednesday, May 16 2012 6:12 PM EDT2012-05-16 22:12:40 GMT
Investigators say several people were arrested Tuesday night in a drug bust in Summerville. Officials with the Dorchester County Sheriff's Office say the arrests targeted two locations on Pidgeon BayMore >>
Investigators say several suspected drug dealers were arrested Tuesday night in a drug bust in Summerville. Officials with the Dorchester County Sheriff's Office say the arrests were the result of search warrants targeting two locations.More >>
Wednesday, May 16 2012 5:37 PM EDT2012-05-16 21:37:26 GMT
Police say a 17-year-old girl was harassed on the phone after giving her phone number to a woman who claimed to be part of a sorority. On Monday, the victim called and said she and a friend were at NorthwoodsMore >>
Police say a 17-year-old girl received a lewd call from a man after the victim gave her number to a woman who claimed to be part of a sorority.More >>
Wednesday, May 16 2012 4:27 PM EDT2012-05-16 20:27:00 GMT
COLLETON COUNTY SC, (WCSC)- The Colleton County Sheriff's released a wanted document on a African- American, male Antonio Tracy Edwards.The ad states that Edwards is wanted on a Colleton County FamilyMore >>
The Colleton County Sheriff's Office is looking for a man they say has fallen behind on child-support payments. More >>
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