... At least 4 tornadoes touched down in South Carolina. He said the county was hit by two storm cells. We still want to do streetlights and security lights and some of those other items that weren't quite as critical in the beginning,” he said. So, I think we got donations from every state, which is incredible,” Patterson said. https://twitter.com/FleurFrances/status/1249658991518584833?s=20 Tornadoes and powerful, 70 mph winds are a greater, immediate threat to safety than coronavirus, the SC Emergency Management Division said. The governor said it was some of the worst devastation he has ever seen and plans to issue a declaration of emergency that will help secure funding and resources.
Henry McMaster on Monday afternoon visited the Upstate to survey areas devastated by powerful storms that ripped through the area overnight.At a press conference at Seneca High School, McMaster reassured lawmakers who met him there that he will seek state and federal disaster aid for the areas affected, including Orangeburg and Hampton counties that saw where a number of people died.A citywide curfew in Seneca goes into effect Monday, April 13, 2020, beginning at 9 p.m. until 8 a.m. Tuesday. Some called to each other from across the street to check in while others chatted on their front porches.The streets of the subdivision were covered in fallen leaves and broken branches whipped up in powerful winds that morning, and piles of freshly cut wood removed from the roads by emergency crews sat on the curbside. I really think our residents probably gained weight because so much food was coming to their houses. The curfew may be extended beyond Monday night once damage is further assessed, city administrator Scott Moulder said.There are concerns about looting and about how dark the roads will be since the power is out and many wires/power lines lay strewn across streets, Moulder said.
"We fared pretty good," Haynes said. At least two people were killed and seven others injured in Orangeburg County. Clemson kicks off a very different preseason camp. Repairmen, SCDOT, companies, and individuals are still cleaning up and restoring their city. An initial assessment showed a handful of trees were uprooted and there were isolated power outages, but most of campus never lost power and there was no visible damage to facilities and buildings, Galbraith said.The potential remains for further tree damage as winds continue through the day, but initial report is campus was very fortunate to miss major damage.Neighbors walked the roads of the Whispering Pines neighborhood in Easley on Monday morning, surveying the damage early morning storms had brought to their area. York County Emergency Management director Chuck Haynes said he got about 200 calls for service for things like small trees and power lines in response to Monday morning's storm. The main campus suffered limited damage, but the decision was made due to personnel who experienced damage or lost power from the storms.Clemson University's facilities team conducted a building-by-building walkthrough earlier Monday, according to university spokesperson Joe Galbraith. The Oconee County … Clemson suspends classes after storms. In and around Seneca, repair work continues, but a return to normalcy is still months – or years – away for many in Seneca, where the April 13 tornado killed one and caused an estimated $200 million in damage.Bill Patterson's childhood home on Oxford Circle was one of over 200 in Oconee County that was totally destroyed, according to the South Carolina Emergency Management Division. Clemson 911 dispatchers said there are reports of trees down across the Clemson University campus and reports of damage to homes in the area. Wind damage is typically covered in home insurance policies, Dombek said, so the government has to ensure applicants aren’t already covered before approving a loan. At least nine people were killed in South Carolina as strong storms and several tornadoes battered the state overnight and into Monday morning.The storm system moved through the deep south on Easter Sunday before reaching South Carolina in the early morning hours Monday. Shull Island Lake Murray @ Larry Koon landing sunrise reveal.