Media Briefings

Media Availability for Severe Weather and Flood Safety Week

Columbia, S.C. – South Carolina Emergency Management Division Director Kim Stenson and members of the South Carolina Emergency Response Team will host a media availability as part of the state’s 2026 Severe Weather and Flood Safety Week. They will discuss severe weather, flood preparedness, and safety.

Who: Brigadier General Christopher Hyman, South Carolina National Guard; SCEMD Director Kim Stenson; John Quagliariello, National Weather Service; Dr. Hope Mizzell, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.

What: Media Availability for Severe Weather and Flood Safety Week.

When: Monday, March 9, 2026, at 10:30 a.m.
        
Where: The South Carolina Emergency Operations Center, 2779 Fish Hatchery Road, West Columbia, SC 29172.

LIVESTREAM: A livestream of the press conference is available on the SCETV website, Facebook page and SCETV News YouTube channel as well as on the SC Public Radio website and SC Public Radio Facebook page. SCETV requests media link to or embed the SCETV livestream from one of the locations above on other websites, crediting “South Carolina ETV and Public Radio.”

Statewide Weather
South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD)