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The Oconee County Counil will hold an emergency meeting at 10:00 am this morning in Council Chambers to hear the first and only reading of a state of emergency and disaster declaration and ordinance in relation to the catastrophic EF3 Tornado that cut a path of destruction through Seneca and Oconee County. Due to the current Novel Coronavirus pandemic and […]
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AS PART OF AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION DECLARATION ISSUED BY MAYOR DAN ALEXANDER, THE CITY OF SENECA WILL ENACT A CURFEW for the areas affected by the tornado for Tuesday, April 14, 2020, beginning at 10 pm and extending to 6 am on April 15, 2020. Please stay at home. If you need to travel to work during those hours, please […]
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From Oconee County Government: In order to continue to respond to inquiries related to the tornado which affected many of the citizens of Oconee County, Emergency Services has personnel manning two phone lines: (864) 364-5428 (864) 364-5436. All questions related to storm recovery, supplies and available services should be directed to the contact information provided. Staff is available to answer […]
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SENECA, SC – APRIL 14, 2020 UPDATE: -ACCESS TO AFFECTED AREAS WITHIN CITY OF SENECA -HELPING TORNADO VICTIMS WITH MONETARY DONATIONS -PHONE NUMBERS FOR THOSE WHO NEED ASSISTANCE OR -ANYONE WANTING TO OFFER ASSISTANCE OR VOLUNTEER Because of heavy traffic hampering legitimate restoration work in the areas of Seneca affected by the tornado, please make note of this important information: […]
Read moreSeneca and Oconee County are in the thick of the aftermath of Monday’s tornado, and while power has been restored to many residents and businesses, there are still numerous citizens without power. Scott Krien, Director of Oconee County Emergency Services, said that people still need to stay home and off the roads unless it is absolutely necessary so that crews […]
Read morePUBLIC 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 […]
Read moreOutage 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 […]
Read moreOutage 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 […]
Read moreCity 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.
Read moreA 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 […]
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