Way releasing water from the lake murray dam. We have more on what led up to the decision and what it means for those living around the dam. Reporter sce g say it is due to upstream inflows. They will release water starting tomorrow morning at 4 00 a. M. Earlier today they were testing the sirens along the river. You may have heard sirens along the river as sceg did testing. Jenny jones said there is a lot of water level following the flood. We released water into the lower river. Who are boating or fishing or swimming know. They appreciate it. They took notice to the higher water level. We are always taking precautions. We never boat alone. This isnt for the beginner boater. In a statement they will open one spill gate. Residents will notice the lake level rise. The level set by the federal emergency commission. Concerns about the sirens. It is not designed for people to evacuate. Law enforcement would be in reporter during the october flooding sce g opens 4 and a half spill ways to r
Part of their project check out the story in our web site. The deadline to apply has been extended to monday, january 4th. President obama has declared all counties a disaster. The money would cover losses not taken care of by insurance. If you have already registered you do not need to reply. The original extension for the deadline was requested by the governor ofhat statete that extendedd to january 3rd. It falls on a sunday, fema has extended that Registration Period to midnight on january 4th, monday just to register and have their plans face plans or whatever on sunday. If you have registered with fema you do not need to register again. Usc is still running its flood relief program. It is partnering up from contributions from attendees of the party. They will have people collecting nonperishable food donations and monetary donations from the flood relief fund. There is still time for people to sign up for volunteers. Check us out on wltx. Com. The midlands forecast with chief mete
Jenny jones said there is a lot of water level following the flood. We released water into the lower river. The sirens are to let people who are boating or fishing or swimming know. They appreciate it. They took notice to the higher water level. We are always taking precautions. We never boat alone. This isnt for the beginner boater. In a statement they will open one spill gate. Residents will notice the lake the level set by the federal emergency commission. Concerns about the sirens. It is not designed for people to evacuate. Law enforcement would be in charge of that. Reporter during the october flooding sce g opens 4 and a half spill ways to release water. Tomorrow they are only opening one. All right. Thank you. Flooding issues were a big concern to residents in newberry county. 3 people had to be evacuated from their homes because of high water levels. There are barricades because of the heavy rain. If you are in a low lying area, you need to be aware and make a plan allowing you
3 3 the deadline to apply for individual assistance fema has been extended again. You now have until monday january 4th to apply. It originally was the third. But because that falls on a sunday. Fema officials will be accepting registrations through monday. President obama has declared all midlands counties a federal disaster. Which assistance. The money would cover losses not taken care of by insurance. If you have already registeredyou dont need to reapply. 3 faith based 3 the rain continues to fall in most of the midlands this morning. But we could be in for some relief. Before we ring in the new year. Good morning and thanks for waking up with us on this new years eve day. Lets toss things over to meterololigst. Efren afante. 3 with what we can expect to see the rest of the day. Efren. 3 3 sce g officials are monitoring water levels at lake murray. And the lower saluda river. After they released water into the river from the dam. They decided to let water out after heavy rainfall a
Woodland to the north of winnsboro. This is nonsevere. A lot of this has been a lot of us are waking up to the sound of the number thunder. 70 degrees in sumter. Lexington at 70. Newberry at 64. Here in columbia, the rain has stopped for now. 70 degrees and muggy. We are on track for 100 chance of rain all throughout the day with a couple bundles a couple of rumbles of thunder. For new years eve day, 70 degrees with light to moderate showers, primarily, during the afternoon and early evening. As you are getting ready to head out the door, you need to get yourself a lot of extra time this morning. Roadways are saturated. This will be in between [ indiscernible ] and saint andrews. No accidents are being reported on that side of the on that side of town. A little bit of slow go as you head out of town on sunset boulevard. No issues. Coming from i 26 in harvesting, a 13 minute commute. Again, give yourself a lot of extra time. Dont be surprised if you see a lot of pounding on the roadways