(TWC) – At least 18 people have been killed as severe weather and strong tornadoes continued to slash across the South on Monday, destroying hundreds of homes and businesses and leaving more than a million customers without electricity.
There were more than 40 reports of tornadoes as the storms that began on Easter Sunday tore a deadly and destructive path from Texas and Arkansas, across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia and into the Carolinas and Tennessee.
One person was killed in Seneca, South Carolina, about 35 miles west of Greenville when a likely tornado touched down about 3:35 a.m. Oconee County Emergency Services Emergency Management Director Scott Krein said several other people were injured, according to WSPA.
A number of tornado warnings were issued in the lower part of South Carolina, and the damage was reported in Walterboro, about 40 miles west-northwest of Charleston. The National Weather Service said several structures were damaged and numerous trees and power lines were down. Two people were reportedly trapped in their home when trees fell on it. Planes were flipped and hangars damaged at the Lowcountry Regional Airport in Walterboro. READ MORE
