GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) – Thousands are still without power from a severe thunderstorm last night. The storm brought down trees and snapped power poles.
The City of Greenville saw damages from Tuesday night’s storm.
Some residents said they did not realize the damage was so severe.
“Honestly I did not know that we had gotten this much damage,” a Greenville resident said. “I came from the post office from downtown off the Swamp Rabbit Trail, that’s when I started seeing it. It caused a lot of damage.”
Duke Energy says about 13,000 people lost power due to the storm. Many said their power went out at about 8 p.m. or 9 p.m. Tuesday
Wednesday morning, everyone was in clean-up mode.
“It’s just a big mess all over the yard actually,” Greenville resident, Tommy Smith said.
The damage throughout Greenville has been severe in many places. Trees on top of homes, traffic lights out, power lines down, and debris absolutely everywhere.
“We are very fortunate,” Greenville resident, Millie Bellerjeau said. “Our neighbors are all safe. There’s trees down but nobody has been injured and that is the most important part.”