Power Outage in Sullivans Island, SC

A cold front associated with low pressure tracking across the region and offshore led to gusty winds capable of downing trees and power lines across southeast South Carolina.

April 30, 2023

Tropical Storm. Charleston County Emergency Management reported numerous trees, tree limbs, and power lines were blown down. Some of the downed trees blocked roadways and produced power outages. Falling trees damaged homes, structures, and vehicles in McClellanville, downtown Charleston, James Island, Mount Pleasant, and North Charleston. Also, heavy rainfall produced minor flooding that closed roads in downtown Charleston, North Charleston, and in West Ashley where both lands of Interstate 526 were flooded at the merge from Paul Cantrell Boulevard. The interstate was still barely passable in the far left lane.

September 29, 2022

Thunderstorm Wind. Charleston County dispatch reported a tree fell across a power line near the intersection of Church Creek Drive and Mona Avenue.

July 23, 2022

High Wind. Charleston Police Department reported that traffic lights were out at several intersections across the city due to blown transformers caused by strong wind gusts. Wind damage occurred in numerous locations across the county, including a tree down on a mobile home in the Ravenel area. A social media post showed pictures of the steeple blown off Cooper River Baptist Church. A tree was reported down near the intersection of Prominent Way and Park Avenue Boulevard. Another tree was down in a driveway in the Shadowmoss subdivision. A telephone pole was broken and blown into other power lines, with reports of power outages at Folly Beach. Two boats were flipped into the water with some beach erosion near Dewees Inlet. Finally, scaffolding on an apartment building was blown down by strong winds in Downtown Charleston. The strongest winds measured in and around Charleston County included 62 mph at the Charleston International Airport (KCHS), 58 mph at the Weatherflow site at Folly Beach County Park, 63 mph at the Weatherflow site at Fort Sumter, and 60 mph at the Weatherflow site at Shutes Folly.

January 03, 2022

Tropical Storm. Multiple trees and powerlines were reported down across Charleston County from multiple sources. A tree was reported down on a fence and a house on Martin Street in Ravenel. Another tree was reported down on Mitchell Road near Adams Run. Large tree branches were reported down and blocking Wappoo Drive at Hinson Avenue on James Island. Another large tree limb was snapped off in front of a home in Wagener Terrace. A tree was also reported down in the Grimball Gates neighborhood. An off duty National Weather Service employee reported a tree down on Ponderosa Drive in the West Ashley area. Also, some minor beach erosion was reported on Folly Beach.

July 07, 2021

Austin’s city manager fired over widespread power outage https://t.co/7TwVhAMsZC

@Live5News - February 15, 2023 18:20

Austin’s city manager fired over widespread power outage https://t.co/oLoB4xlD0W

@PatrickDotWeb - February 15, 2023 17:00

The St. Paul’s Hollywood Library is now open. It was closed this morning due to a power outage. https://t.co/tE92dq70Ls

@ChasCoLibrary - February 11, 2023 15:34

McClellanville Library will be operating on a delayed opening today due to a power outage. They will be open from 2-6pm today.

@ChasCoLibrary - January 04, 2023 14:36

Weather Updates | Travel chaos, bitter cold, power outages https://t.co/E95o03YiBq

@brendanclark - December 23, 2022 21:04