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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 522 PM EDT MON APR 13 2020 …NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR EF3 TORNADO EVENT… START LOCATION…3 SSE WESTMINSTER IN OCONEE COUNTY SC END LOCATION…2 W CENTRAL IN PICKENS COUNTY SC DATE…04/13/2020 ESTIMATED TIME…03:20 AM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING…EF3 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED…160 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH…900.0 YARDS PATH LENGTH…16.66 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON…34.6175 […]

Outage Update Last night’s severe storms left more than 35,000 Blue Ridge members without power. In Oconee County there are seven substations without power due to four broken poles on the high-voltage transmission lines.  They are Coneross, Friendship, Oakway, Fairplay, Townville, Golden Corner and Port Bass.  President and CEO Jim Lovinggood addressed restoration efforts, “We have been working on the […]

Outage Update Last night’s severe storms left more than 35,000 Blue Ridge members without power. In Oconee County there are seven substations without power due to four broken poles on the high-voltage transmission lines.  They are Coneross, Friendship, Oakway, Fairplay, Townville, Golden Corner and Port Bass.  President and CEO Jim Lovinggood addressed restoration efforts, “We have been working on the […]

City of Seneca has approved an emergency resolution to declare a curfew in effect from 9pm tonight, April 13 until 8am tomorrow morning, April 14. THIS MEASURE WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED, according to city officials.

A 77 year-old Walhalla man died Monday morning. Jack F. Harvill, 77, of Walhalla, was employed by American Security. Mr. Harvill was a security guard and stationed at the main entrance to the Borg Warner Plant located at 15545 Wells Highway near Seneca. The guard building where he was stationed sustained a structural collapse during the storm that occurred at […]

A tornado was confirmed in Seneca early this morning, demolishing trees and anything else in it’s path. Initial reports indicate an unconfirmed fatality. Power is out in much of the area served by Seneca Light and Water and Blue Ridge Electric. No word on exactly what time power will be restored. Crews are working diligently to remove trees, power lines […]

Flash Flood Watch April 12 At 10:45am Until April 13 At 8:00am Edt By NWS Greenville-Spartanburg …Heavy Rain Tonight Across Northeast Georgia…The Northern Upstate Of South Carolina And The North Carolina Mountains… .A Strong Low Pressure System Will Bring Widespread Rainfall, Heavy At Times, To The Southern Appalachians Starting This Afternoon. The Heaviest Rain Rates Are Expected This Evening Through […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced 144 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, including eight additional deaths. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 3,207, and those who have died to 80. The additional deaths occurred in five elderly individuals with underlying health conditions […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced 274 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, including five additional deaths. This brings the total number of people confirmed to have COVID-19 in South Carolina to 3,065, and those who have died to 72. The additional deaths occurred in three middle-aged individuals with underlying […]