☀️ Meteorologist @Live5News 🌪 Founder of @easfinesse 🐝 @georgiatech & @georgiatecheas: B.S. '22, M.S. '23 ✈️ D(M)V - ATL - CHS ♦️ @kapsi1911 ✞ ✞ Matthew 6:33

Charleston, SC
Joined January 2023
I am elated to announce that I will be the newest Meteorologist at Live 5 News in Charleston, SC! I look forward to working with and learning from a prominent set of meteorologists and newscasters, and I'm excited to continue my journey in the Lowcountry! @Live5News @LIVE5WEATHER
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KING TIDES: Two more hazardous high tides are expected along the Lowcountry coastline this week! For the Charleston Harbor, Wednesday's high tide (9:57 AM) is forecast to reach moderate flood stage. A similar risk should develop with Thursday morning's high tide (10:52 AM). #SCWX
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Meteorologist Dorien Minor retweeted
“Bill Walsh Day” was not on my bingo card! Great thanks to Mayor Cogswell and Charleston City Council for the proclamation recognizing my 40 years on TV in Charleston. Humbled and honored for sure. @Live5News @GrayMediaGTN
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FIRST ALERT: A ridge of high pressure will favor unseasonably warm temperatures, especially later this week! Beyond Wednesday, high temperatures in the upper 70s and lower 80s will accompany morning fog and overnight lows in the 60s. #SCWX
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MOONRISE: The Hunter's Moon - October's full moon - is lighting the Lowcountry sky this evening! Check out these amazing views from our @Live5Weather camera network! If you want to view all 7 live cameras at home, visit live5news.com/weather/cams/ at any time! @Live5News #SCWX
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FIRST ALERT TRAFFIC (4:15 PM) - Two lanes of I-526 EB are closed on the Don Holt Bridge due to a multi-vehicle accident. Expect significant delays between I-26 and the Don Holt Bridge. @Live5Traffic @Live5News @NCPD #CHSTRFC
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Meteorologist Dorien Minor retweeted
FINAL UPDATE: The roadway reopened around 1:15 p.m.
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FIRE WEATHER: Dry, and occasionally breezy, conditions will contribute to an elevated fire weather danger today across the Lowcountry! Although our wind speeds will be relatively light, RH levels are expected to drop to below 35% this afternoon. @Live5Weather @Live5News #SCWX
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Meteorologist Dorien Minor retweeted
UPDATE: One northbound lane of Highway 17 North in Awendaw is reopening as crews work to clear the scene. #CCSO #CHSnews
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FIRST ALERT TRAFFIC (10:50 AM) - All NB lanes of Hwy 17 are closed after Hunley Sullivans Road (Awendaw) due to an accident involving an 18-wheeler and construction equipment. Please use Seewee Road as a detour to travel NB towards McClellanville. @Live5Traffic #CHSTRFC
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FIRST ALERT: Per @FollyBeach_COM, The ADA beach access just past the Washout at 1563 East Ashley Avenue is temporarily closed due to heavy erosion. Please use another beach access until further notice. @Live5News #SCWX #CHSWX #Folly #FollyBeach
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FIRST ALERT: A "Coastal Flood Advisory" will go into effect for Charleston and coastal Colleton Counties at 7 AM Tuesday! Tidal departures during high tide in the Charleston Harbor (9:06 AM) could be conducive for moderate tidal flooding in flood-prone and low-lying areas. #SCWX
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UPDATE (10:55 PM) - This accident has been cleared. @Live5Traffic @Live5News #CHSTRFC
FIRST ALERT TRAFFIC (10 PM) - Officials with the @CharlestonPD are on the scene of an accident on Lockwood Dr near the intersection of Spring St. At least one lane of Lockwood Drive is closed in the NB direction. @Live5News @Live5Traffic #CHSTRFC
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FIRST ALERT TRAFFIC (10 PM) - Officials with the @CharlestonPD are on the scene of an accident on Lockwood Dr near the intersection of Spring St. At least one lane of Lockwood Drive is closed in the NB direction. @Live5News @Live5Traffic #CHSTRFC
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REMINDER: The Ben Sawyer Bridge (SC-703) will close for maintenance work tonight from 9 PM - midnight, per the @MountPleasantPD. Please use an alternate route to and from Sullivans Island. #CHSTRFC @Live5News @Live5Traffic
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FIRST ALERT: Our recent stretch of dry weather may come to an end by late week (or no later than the first week of November)! In the meantime, this week's area of high pressure will favor afternoon highs in the 70s on Tuesday and Wednesday. #SCWX #CHSWX
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DEVELOPING STORY: Crews with the @ForestryCommish, and other agencies, are working to contain a brush fire in southern Georgetown County, which has burned over 100 acres since Saturday! Here's the latest details: @Live5News @Live5Weather @NWSWilmingtonNC #SCWX #CHSWX
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RAIN CHANCES: As of today, @iflyCHS has gone 15 days without measurable rainfall, stemming back to the morning of October 11! Outside of a few isolated showers on Thursday, our pattern won't change too much until the first week of November. @Live5News @Live5Weather #SCWX
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Meteorologist Dorien Minor retweeted
The gas leak on Cumberland St. has been resolved and the garage reopened. #chsnews #chstrfc
Cumberland St. (along with the Cumberland St. parking garage) is currently CLOSED between Meeting St. and Church St. due to a gas leak. CPD is on scene assisting with the road closure and ask citizens to avoid the area until further notice. #chsnews #chstrfc
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Meteorologist Dorien Minor retweeted
Cumberland St. (along with the Cumberland St. parking garage) is currently CLOSED between Meeting St. and Church St. due to a gas leak. CPD is on scene assisting with the road closure and ask citizens to avoid the area until further notice. #chsnews #chstrfc
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UPDATE (12 AM) - All EB lanes of the Don Holt Bridge (I-526) have reopened. One WB lane remains blocked, but is likely to reopen shortly. Expect heavy delays to continue in the WB direction between the Don Holt Bridge and River Landing Drive (Exit 24). @Live5Traffic #CHSTRFC
FIRST ALERT TRAFFIC (10:30 PM) - All EB lanes of I-526 EB are temporarily blocked on the Don Holt Bridge as emergency personnel work to clear an accident, and resultant debris on the road. Two left lanes of the Don Holt Bridge are also closed. @Live5Traffic @Live5News #chstrfc
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