At least one person died and five more were injured, according to Seneca city officials.Winds reached 160 mph, and it grew to a maximum width of 900 yards as it moved from the Seneca area into Pickens County. At its widest, the tornado was just under a half-mile. On Sunday, tornadoes caused by a deadly storm system ripped through Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina, resulting in at least 19 deaths and a number of injuries. In northern Berkeley County, a twister touched down about at 7:38 a.m. one mile southwest of Stony Landing. It's path ended about two miles west of Central in Pickens County, NWS says. It traveled 3.21 miles to Wadboo but was part of a family of tornadoes that began 100 miles south in Georgia. Winds reaching 110 mph destroyed or damaged most of the hangers there and destroyed nearly two dozen aircraft. Of those, 206 homes have major damage and 147 were destroyed, SCEMD spokesman Derrec Becker said. April 17, 2020 at 5:32 PM EDT - Updated April 18 at 1:46 PM A Gray Media Group, Inc. Station - © 2002-2020 Gray Television, Inc. Wind speeds peaked at 165 mph.

As it gathered strength, the storm toppled trees, tossed a wood-framed home anchored to the ground, destroyed a camper and tore a roof off a brick home. The NWS Charleston late Wednesday also confirmed two tornadoes in Walterboro that left one dead and another injured. Winds reached 105 mph, making it an EF1, and overturned a tractor-trailer and knocked down trees. The storms injured six and damaged trailers and vehicles. At its widest, it covered 1,300 yards, about three-quarters of a mile. Its path was 10.29 miles from three miles northeast of Rowesville to four miles southeast of Cameron. The South Carolina Emergency Management Division says ongoing damage assessments have determined 1,478 homes across 22 counties sustained some degree of damage. The second tornadoes touched down at about 6:46 a.m. There were 351 tornadoes reported in the United States this April, of which 251 were confirmed. It downed power lines and trees. Charleston NWS said an EF2 tornado touched down in Edisto Beach at about 8:15 a.m. Henry McMaster said on Monday afternoon that the powerful storms that ripped through the state overnight killed at least nine people in South Carolina. Another tornado produced EF3 damage in Barnwell County near Hilda.

"In Orangeburg and Calhoun counties, survey teams determined an additional tornado, with winds near 120 mph, produced EF2 damage.

Winds of 120 mph snapped and uprooted trees. These tornadoes downed trees and power lines, causing widespread power outages and damage to several homes and vehicles. The other tornado formed along Route 63 west of Interstate 95 and traveled northeast for over three miles before dissipating in or near the Ashepoo River/Jones Swamp area just west of I-95, according to the survey. ... 2020. Winds gusted at 125 mph and its path covered a little more than a mile.An EF1 ranking would mean the tornado was weak, with 86 to 100 mph winds, according to the Enhanced Fujita Scale. Its track went from four miles northwest of the Savannah River Site to Williston to four miles northeast of Springfield. A metal building and a tin tractor shed were destroyed on Hartzog Road, the NWS reported. The majority of homes that were severely damaged or totally destroyed are in Oconee County. Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency on Wednesday in response to the devastation, which cited extensive property damage and localized flooding, as well as other dangerous conditions.The storms caused at least $10 million in infrastructure damage, said Kim Stenson, director of South Carolina Emergency Management, during a Thursday press conference. Track distances ranged from .3 to 1.43 miles. On Friday morning, three more tornadoes were confirmed by NWS in Kiawah Island, Islandton and Seabrook.