One person was injured early Thursday morning after a vehicle struck a large tree that had fallen in the roadway. It happened on Old Williamston Road near Stringer Road. Whitefield firefighters along with Medshore Ambulance Service responded to the call. The driver was taken to an area hospital by ambulance. Several trees were reported down in Northern Anderson County after a strong thunderstorm with high winds blew through the area early Thursday morning. There was also some power outages reported in Northern Anderson and Southern Greenville Counties.
