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  Storm blocks traffic, knocks out power in Merriwether area web posted July 22, 2008  MERRIWETHER –
Merriwether Firefighters,
Edgefield Sheriff’s Deputies, South Carolina department of
Transportation, and Aiken Electric Cooperative workers were all
summoned to the Springhaven Drive and Martintown Road area after a
short but powerful storm moved through the area downing trees and power
lines and closed all traffic on Martintown Road for well over an hour
Monday afternoon.The storm moved through the area around 3 pm with lightning and high winds that left many in the area without power for hours on a day when temperatures topped 100 degrees. Though the rain cooled the temperatures for a short time the destruction left in its wake had Merriwether Firefighters cutting the downed trees in an effort to open the roadways. Traffic on Martintown Road was diverted from the east towards Murrah Road and from the west end down Springhaven Drive once trees were cleared from the road. Martintown Road, however, saw several large trees down knocking out power lines, leaving one hanging dangerously low in from of a home on the 1600 block and a large tree blocking the roadway. Marilyn Gerrity, a spokesperson for Aiken Electric Cooperative, issued a press release stating that roughly 500 customers were without power after a series of storms moved through the Merriwether and Aiken areas. Crews were aggressively seeking to restore service to those locations. Martintown Road traffic was restored shortly after 6 pm, though power crews were still working to repair widespread disruption of power lines due to the number of trees down. Edgefield County Emergency Management Director Mike Casey arrived to survey the damage and said the destruction in the Merriwether area was most likely due to a “micro-burst” due to all of the trees falling in the same direction, unlike the damage caused by a tornado. ©
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