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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 2014
Page
1
Freezing rain and sleet immobilized Aiken County with a dangerous ice sheet. By morning, half an inch accumulated and trees fell as outages spread. Emergency management issued a CodeRED alert urging residents to stay off roads unless urgent. The National Weather Service warned about around an inch of ice.
Extreme weather knocked out power for about 15 000 customers in Aiken County as SCEG and Aiken Electric Cooperative mobilized crews. Muriel Carter of Aiken Electric cited heavy ice and snapped limbs, with 1 200 field personnel and outside help from Santee Cooper assisting restoration efforts.
Website now hosts a continuously updated list of closings delays and cancellations. To report a closing delay or cancellation email Melissa Hanna executive editor at mhanna at the Aiken Standard site.
Inclement weather delays today's Aiken Standard delivery and delayed Thursday morning business office opening. Reports of issues can be made at 803 648 2311 and updates posted at www aikenstandard com.
Betty R Gunter of Wagoner and Margaret Ann Craig of Graniteville are named in the area deaths report. Funeral details are listed in the 6A death notices.
The five day forecast could not be completed by press time leaving readers without expected regional outlooks.
Governor Nikki Haley asked President Obama to declare South Carolina a federal disaster area as a second winter storm hits the state with snow and ice. Power losses exceed 40,000 customers statewide and many trees and lines are down. FEMA support would cover 75 percent of costs for food and generators during the recovery.
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