Tornado damages property in Edgefield County area
Emergency officials assess Edgefield County after storms and a confirmed tornado early Tuesday morning following a path similar to a five year old Edgefield County F3. Mike Casey and Steve Naglic from the National Weather Service documented signs of a touchdown including a circular swirl in straw. Winds were reported up to a high range on the Fujita scale, with the incident prompting page seven A coverage.
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CSRA
Edgefield County
Mike Casey
Casey
Steve Naglic
National Weather Service
Naglic
Wet Weather Continues Across CSRA With Tornado Watch
Storms bringing heavy rain hail and tornado watches lash the CSRA with threats of more thunder storms through the weekend. A tornado watch remains until 8pm Tuesday as weak tornadoes touched down near Interstate 20 in eastern Aiken County and Johnston in Edgefield County.
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CSRA
Interstate 20
Aiken County
Johnston
Edgefield County
McCormick County
Associated Press
McCormick
MOX plant safety questions delay nuclear fuel facility
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will not approve the MOX facility at Savannah River Site until 19 safety questions are answered. The revised report flags fire and chemical handling, ventilation uncertainties, and potential atomic reactions, as Duke Cogema Stone & Webster prepares to run a plant near Charlotte, North Carolina for blending plutonium into fuel.
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Columbia
Duke Cogema
Stone & Webster
Energy Department
Savannah River
MOX
Duke Energy
Charlotte
Viral meningitis cases reported in Aiken County and Augusta
Officials warn of viral meningitis in Aiken County and Augusta with about 10-14 cases, mostly in preschool and older students. Health officials say most cases are mild, symptoms include fever and stiff neck, and bacterial meningitis must be ruled out.
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Aiken County
Augusta
DHEC
Morris Govan
Lower Savannah
Southside Pediatrics
John Tiffany
Tiffany
Govan
Beth Purvis
Mothers on LPGA Tour balance golf and childcare
Connie Ross became a mother on November 8, 2002, and now features among more than two dozen LPGA moms juggling practice rounds and diapers. The tour runs through the weekend at Mount Vintage Golf Club with a traveling Child Development Center providing daytime care for players' children.
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Ethan
Ross
Mount Vintage Golf Club
LPGA
Mike Lodish
Anna Acker Macosko
Benjamin
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