Trees were downed around the county Friday as a spring storm swept more than just the pollen away.

The storm rolled in just after 9 p.m., downing trees around the Belfast area, Prosperity, Little Mountain and the City of Newberry. Hail was reported in the Little Mountain area.

While trees blocked Belfast and Island Ford roads, a tree fell on a car on Highway 395 in Prosperity.

Both the Sheriff’s Office and Newberry police report no significant storm damage.

A huge tree also fell in the Highway 121, Pope and Vincent streets area. The tree hit a power pole that is used by both the City of Newberry and Newberry Electric Co-op. This caused a power outage for both utility providers. Also, the downed tree pulled vital parts off the city’s cross arm and the lines had to be rebuilt, according to Newberry City Utility Director Fred Yandle.

The Duke substation in the Oakland area that feeds the city lost power, and the ability to supply power to the city.

The situation caused Louis Rich, ISE, the PCA box plant and between 800 and 1,000 other city utility customers to be without power from 9:30 p.m. until 2:30 a.m. Saturday.

Newberry Electric Co-op had about 500 people without power. The co-op’s outages were due to the joint lines down on Highway 121, a tree on a line on Holly Point Road on Lake Murray and a line pulled down by a tree in Little Mountain.

The co-op had power restored to all its users by 4 a.m.

The South Carolina Emergency Management Division assisted several nearby counties, which were affected by severe weather and tornadoes, late Friday night and early Saturday morning.

At least 10 counties in the state reported some type of damage and power outages.

One traffic-related death as a result of the storms has been confirmed in Aiken County. The most significant damage was reported in Abbeville, Aiken, Anderson and Greenwood counties.

Statewide, 20 homes were destroyed, 63 homes suffered major damage and six homes reported “minor” damage. Damage assessments are ongoing in the affected counties.