COLUMBIA, S.C. — A weather front moving across South Carolina caused high winds Monday, with gusts up to 50 miles per hour. The winds caused power outages throughout the state as trees were knocked downed along power lines and streets.
A wind advisory was in effect for the Midlands but it has since expired. Winds of 25 to 35 mph are expected, with gusts up to 50 mph.
The highest wind gust was reported at the Orangeburg Airport, where the wind got up to 61 miles an hour.
1 p.m. - As of 1 p.m., there were 6,312 outages in Richland County according to Dominion Energy and 1,452 in Lexington County.
11 a.m. - As of 11 a.m., there were 11,782 outages in Richland County, per Dominion Energy, with another 1,997 in Lexington County.
10 a.m. - As of 10 a.m., there were 17,480 outages in Richland County, per Dominion Energy. There were 3,438 in Lexington County
8 a.m. - As of 8 a.m., there were 99,000 outages in South Carolina. The number of outages in Richland County had fallen to 8,511, according to Dominion Energy. Dominion reported 3,360 in Lexington County.
6 a.m. - Just before 6 a.m., Monday, here were 96,333 outages reported in South Carolina -- 15,179 in Richland County; 9,817 in Lexington County. Most
4:30 a.m. - As of 4:35 a.m., there were 35,857 outages reported, mainly in the western counties of South Carolina. More outages can be expected as the front moves eastward across the state.
Lexington Police reported a tree blocking the roadway at Hendrix Street near South Church Street at 5:11 a.m.
Aiken County Sheriff reported trees blocking some roadways in the county and Aiken Electric Cooperative reported 2,255 outages.
Track power outages by county and provider at poweroutage.us
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