With power still out for the majority of the Upstate, schools and colleges are making decisions about cancellations and e-learning.

Fallen trees are blamed for at least five of the deaths, including Christine Schmeiske of Anderson, who was trapped in her house under heavy debris

Greenville, Spartanburg and all of Upstate, South Carolina, is dealing with power outages, downed trees, gas shortages in the wake of Tropical Storm Helene.