Power Outage in Greenwood, SC

County comms reported numerous trees, power lines, and some power poles blown down across Greenwood County.

County comms reported numerous trees, power lines, and some power poles blown down across Greenwood County.

County comms reported power lines blown down off Lanham St and a tree down on power lines on County Farm Rd.

County comms reported power lines blown down off Lanham St and a tree down on power lines on County Farm Rd.

Emergency manager reported multiple trees and a few power lines blown down across central Greenwood County, with a few trees blocking roads.

Emergency manager reported numerous trees and some power lines blown down across the county, with three trees down on homes and some blocking roads.

Emergency manager reported numerous trees and some power lines blown down across the county, with three trees down on homes and some blocking roads.

County comms reported numerous power lines blown down in and around the city of Greenwood.

County comms reported a few trees blown down along with a couple of power lines in the southeastern part of Greenwood County.

County comms reported multiple power lines blown down in Ninety Six, including on Cambridge St. Two trees were also blown down on Pheasant Road near the Saluda County line.

County comms reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across the county. One tree fell on a house on Lindsey Ave in Greenwood.

County comms and FD reported multiple trees and power lines blown down from the city of Greenwood east to near Lake Greenwood. Large limbs fell on a vehicle in the city.

County comms and FD reported multiple trees and power lines blown down from the city of Greenwood east to near Lake Greenwood. Large limbs fell on a vehicle in the city.

County comms reported power lines blown down on Emerald Farm Rd near Cambridge Ave. Highway Patrol reported a tree blown down at Wilson Bridge Rd and Highway 702.

Multiple trees and power lines were blown down along West Durst Ave in downtown Greenwood.

Multiple trees and some power lines were blown down from the north side of the city of Greenwood to the Hodges area.

Trees and power lines were blown down at High St and West Cambridge Ave.

Multiple trees, large tree limbs, and power lines were blown down across the county.

Multiple trees, large tree limbs, and power lines were blown down across the county.

Numerous trees were blown down from the Hodges and Cokesbury area south to near Greenwood. The hardest hit areas were in the vicinity Clifton St, Pope St, Deadfall Rd, and Carlton St. Two trees fell on and damaged homes on Carlton St. Numerous power outages also occurred.

Numerous trees were blown down from the Hodges and Cokesbury area south to near Greenwood. The hardest hit areas were in the vicinity Clifton St, Pope St, Deadfall Rd, and Carlton St. Two trees fell on and damaged homes on Carlton St. Numerous power outages also occurred.

Trees and power lines were blown down across roads in the southern part of the county, including Kathy Hill Rd, Whitehall Rd, and Callison Highway.

Trees and power lines were blown down across roads in the southern part of the county, including Kathy Hill Rd, Whitehall Rd, and Callison Highway.

A tree and power lines were blown down highway 34 just southeast of the city.

A tree was blown down across Rutledge Rd and a power line was blown down on Kreig Rd.

A tree was blown down on a car on Callison Rd. Trees took down power lines on Baldwin Dr. Large limbs were also blown down on Browntown Rd about 12 miles south of Greenwood.

Intense lightning caused a fire at an industrial site. In addition, at least 15 transformers were struck, causing power outages to over 1000 customers.

Some trees were blown down and power outages were reported.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in a 3-mile wide swath across portions of southern Greenwood County. Although conclusive evidence of a tornado did not exist, there were at least 2 reports of a tornado, and it is possible that a weak tornado was embedded within the broader region of downburst winds.

Several large trees and some power lines were blown down.

Some trees and power lines were blown down in the south part of town.

Numerous trees and powerlines were blown down, some onto vehciles and homes. The ASOS at Greenwood Airport measured a gust to 51 kts.

Some trees and powerlines were blown down near Lake Greenwood.

911 center reported numerous trees and power lines down throughout the city.

911 center reported numerous trees and power lines down across the county.

Numerous trees and power lines blown down. Traffic lights were blown to the ground. One tree tore through the roof of a house, and several large limbs fell through roofs. Damage track from north of city to Lake Greenwood. Highway Patrol also reported debris from a trailer blown across a road. A tin room was blown off a building at Cedar Springs Golf Course, where 20 to 25 trees were downed and a 65-pound battery charger was blown onto the roof of the clubhouse.

Precipitation that initially began as a mixture of rain and sleet transitioned to freezing rain as temperatures cooled to freezing and below across the southern South Carolina Piedmont. Freezing rain continued through the afternoon and evening, with accumulations primarily confined to elevated surfaces, including trees and power lines. Damaging ice accumulations were reported by late evening. Widespread ice accretion of one quarter to one half inch was reported, resulting in many trees and power lines falling and numerous to widespread power outages.

High winds developed around noon across the Upstate, and continued through the afternoon hours. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down, some onto vehicles. At least one tree fell on and damaged a home in Greenwood County.

Damaging winds from an isolated severe thunderstorm blew down a tree onto a fence, crushing it, and causing a security problem at a girls school. Power was also knocked out in the same area.

Severe thunderstorms produced damaging wind, frequent lightning and very heavy rain across the far southern part of the Upstate. One light pole was blown onto a car in Greenwood. In addition, 2.68 inches of rain fell in a short time to cause brief urban flooding. Lightning knocked out power to over 1000 customers. Trees were blown down southeast of Abbeville.

Thunderstorms developed across the Upstate during the early evening. One became severe in Oconee county and produced two brief small tornadoes. In Westminster, a small section of the roof of a store was torn off. Siding was blown off of one house and another house was damaged. Several trees and power lines were also downed in the same area. About 20 minutes later, the same storm spun up another weak tornado which downed trees on property in Tamassee. A trained spotter observed a funnel cloud nine minutes prior west of Walhalla. Late in the evening lightning caused a fire which burned down a garage in Ninety-Six.