The National Weather Service issued a weather alert at 4:51 p.m. on Thursday for strong thunderstorms until 5:15 p.m. for Pickens County.

The National Weather Service issued a weather alert at 5:24 p.m. on Thursday for strong thunderstorms until 6:30 p.m. for Sumter, Greene and Hale counties.

People across the Northern Hemisphere have been able to see the northern lights in recent years due to increase solar storms ...