Severe storms blow through the Midlands
Image: Rochelle Dean
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The severe thunderstorms Chief Meteorologist JOhn Farley has been telling us about all day, are now moving through the Midlands. The winds now being reported by the National Weather Service (NWS) upwards of 60 miles per hour along. Those strong winds are coming through along with lightning, heavy downpours, and hail.
ABC Columbia News has also received reports of downed tree limbs, trees, and powerlines.
If you or someone you know is without power you can click on your service provider below to report it. This will help them get to you faster to restore your service. At the height of the storm all of the Midland electric companies combined reported a total of nearly 20 thousand customers without power.
Dominion Energy
https://account.dominionenergysc.com/outage/#report
Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative
https://www.mcecoop.com/outages-safety/storm-center/
Santee Cooper
https://santeecooper.ifactornotifi.com/ui/m/outage-reporting
Duke Energy
https://outagemap.duke-energy.com/#/current-outages/ncsc
If you happen to see damage caused by the storm, please share you pictures and video with us. you can send them to the ABC Columbia News Facebook page by clicking on the link below.
ABC Columbia Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/abccolumbia/
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