Stories Related to Columbia County Storm Brings Hail, Power Outages

Doug Stutsman, The Augusta Chronicle
Thu, 06/30/2016 - 7:10pm

A severe thunderstorm that brought dime-size hail and more than 2 inches of rain hit Columbia County on Thursday evening. According to Pam Tuck­er, the county’s emergency management director, the storm ripped through subdivisions and homes along Hardy Mc­Man­us Road just before 6 p.m. In all, 2.43 inches of rain was reported in less than an hour, Tucker said. read more

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