Tornado Flips Cars and Topples Trees in South Carolina

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6 August 2024 at 10:25 pm

A tornado flipped cars and uprooted trees as it swept through South Carolina, on Tuesday, August 6.

Footage from Christine Warren shows the chaos left in the town of Moncks Corner on Tuesday, including an overturned car, damaged buildings, fallen trees and flooded roads.

The National Weather Service (NWS) Charleston confirmed two tornadoes in association with Tropical Storm Debby, the first in Moncks Corner and the second in Edisto Beach. Credit: Christine Warren via Storyful

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