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Riverbanks Zoo to close on Thursday for Hurricane Dorian

Due to the threat of inclement weather from Hurricane Dorian, Riverbanks Zoo and Garden will be closed to the public this Thursday, September 5

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Riverbanks Zoo and Garden will be closed on Thursday September 5 because of worry of inclement weather from Hurricane Dorian. 

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The attraction announced Wednesday afternoon their plans. They did not say yet if they expect to be open Friday. Updated closing information for the Zoo can be found at their website here.

Full list: Closings in the Midlands due to Hurricane Dorian

Hurricane Dorian is expected to move along the South Carolina coast all day Thursday, bringing hurricane force gusts of wind to the coast, as well as dangerous storm surge and flooding rains. Further inland, the effects will be milder, but the eastern and southern Midlands could get heavy rain and tropical storm force winds. 

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Riverbanks Zoo and Garden is home to more than 2,000  animals and one of America's best public gardens. 

The Zoo opened on April 25, 1974.

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