COLUMBIA, S.C. — Powerful thunderstorms moved through the state Saturday evening, producing damaging winds and hail in and around the town of Newberry.
As of 10:30 pm Sunday night, most of the outages in the county were restored, however, about 200 in the city were still without power. As of 7:30 am Monday, Duke, Dominion Energy and the Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina were not reporting any outages in Newberry County.
WLTX has received reports from a few families who say power is still out in their neighborhoods including Barrington Circle and Wilshire Street.
The American Red Cross are assisting community members by opening a shelter at Carla D. Wertz Activity Center on Grant Avenue.
If you are still without power, they have snacks and a cooling center for those families in need. The city of Newberry also opened the Newberry Firehouse Conference Center for city residents who may be without power.
Calls to 911 around 9 p.m. Saturday reported golf ball-sized hail falling in Newberry. Trees were downed and power outages were reported Sunday morning from the Midlands to the South Carolina coast.
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As of 9:50 a.m. Sunday morning, Newberry Electric Cooperative reported 125 outages and Berkeley Electric Cooperative (serving the Charleston area from Goose Creek, to Edisto Island and McClellanville) reported 2,101 outages. Dominion Energy reported around 20 outages in the Midlands and approximately 40 along the coast.
The City of Newberry tweeted that the Newberry Firehouse Conference Center will open at for families who may be without power. The center, at 1227 McKibben St., will act as a cooling station and provide bottled water and snacks.
The American Red Cross also opened a shelter for families at Clara D. Wertz Activity Center at 3589 Grant Avenue. The shelter provides snacks, hydration and a cooling center for families affected by outages.
The Red Cross is also assisting a several family affected by the storm.
Two adults and one child whose home on Armfield Avenue was damaged. They are now receiving food, clothing and comfort kits from the organization.
Two adults and three children are being helped after their homes on Drayton Street and Hursey Road were damaged. They will also receive food, clothing and comfort kits.
The Newberry Fire Department responded to all of the homes.
The local weather forecast calls for a chance of storms throughout the week, with a heat index rising to 100 degrees each day.