South Carolinians know first-hand about the powers of nature. It was 20 years ago this month that Hurricane Hugo slammed into the state. And Hugo is one of the hurricanes featured in “Powers of Nature”, a special exhibit at the State Museum in Columbia that looks at the causes and effects of natural disasters. It has sections on hurricanes, tornadoes and severe thunderstorms, earthquakes, blizzards and volcanoes. WJBF News Channel 6’s SC Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, has more.

They are cutting into the setbacks the Beech Island community faced. The Beech Island Church of Christ is hosting a week-long event that’s meant to reach out to the community that was hit by tornadoes, earlier this year. Wednesday, free haircuts were given by the Kenneth Shuler salon. For 5 hours, stylists cut off hair…and offered a little hope.

A storm front with severe weather is settling on the South, bringing heavy rains and a possible tornado in Alabama.

WJBF News Channel 6’s Matt Monroe has the weather updates that affect the Georgia and South Carolina counties of the CSRA. Included in this update…Matt tells us what to expect with the storms and rain headed to the CSRA.

WJBF News Channel 6’s George Myers has the latest weather update that affects the Georgia and South Carolina counties of the CSRA. Included in this update is the possibility of severe weather haeaded to the CSRA on Monday afternoon. The system headed our way has already spawnded severe stroms in Mississippi and Alabama. Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Weather Team to provide the latest on this weather situation.

Severe thunderstorms that rumbled across the Southeast killed one person, knocked out power to thousands in Alabama and Georgia and spawned several possible tornadoes. The Jones County coroner says a 46-year-old woman in Laurel, Miss., was killed Sunday when a tree fell on her while she was standing outside her home. Another person in the county was injured.

Is the job of Richmond County EMA Director too important to be part-time? As we exclusively reported, Monday, Augusta Mayor Pro-Tem Alvin Mason says…it is time the city had a full-time Emergency Management Director. Fire Chief Howard Willis has been serving in the role, while also running the Fire Department. In light of the tornados, earlier this month, other city leaders are now making the call to change things in the EMA office.

Congressman John Barrow joins with Augusta city leaders to tour areas hit hard by the recent tornadoes. But, was the visit too late, and should the city consider changes to its Emergency Management Office? WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola seeks the answers.

State Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine estimates $60 million in damage, statewide, from this past weekend’s storms. He says a large portion of that is from Augusta. He says the damage here is equal to or worse than anywhere in the state. Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Renita Crawford for the story.

According to Aiken County Sheriff’s Office Captain Troy Elwell, there are several places that storm debris from last weekend’s storms can be disposed of.

Tornado victims in Aiken County took a break from sorting through the rubble, Monday, as the rain fell. But Tuesday morning, they were back out, digging through their belongings, and they were joined by South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe has the story.

Tuesday, Governor Mark Sanford is seeing for himself the damage from some wicked weather…Governor Sanford is touring several counties in the Palmetto State, including Aiken. He arrived at the Silver Bluff Fire Station about 9:30 a.m., Tuesday morning.

Monday became a race against the weather for people still trying to pick through the rubble to find belongings, in Aiken County. Hundreds woke up to a disaster, early Saturday morning. Beech Island, and the surrounding areas were the hardest hit. Emergency crews say half a dozen homes are destroyed. The clean-up is still in the early stages, and now comes the news that another storm is rolling in. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe has the story.

Cleanup efforts continue after weekend storms brought hail, destructive winds and seven tornadoes to South Carolina.

In an e-mail to WJBF News Channel 6, the South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD) tells us they are currently assisting several counties in South Carolina which were affected by severe weather, including tornadoes, late Friday night and early Saturday morning.