Watch: Tornado spawned by Idalia flips car in South Carolina
Emergency Management in Berkeley County, South Carolina, reported a brief tornado flipped a vehicle in the community of Goose Creek, north of Charleston.
Hurricane Idalia spawns tornado over South Carolina's Lowcountry, flipping car
Emergency Management in Berkeley County, S.C. reported a brief tornado flipped a vehicle in the community of Goose Creek, north of Charleston.
GOOSE CREEK, S.C. – Hurricane Idalia produced bands of storms across South Carolina’s Lowcountry on Wednesday, with at least one tornado north of Charleston causing damage.
First responders in Berkeley County reported only minor injuries when a car was apparently sideswiped by a quick twister.
A video showed tropical-storm-force winds in the region associated with the heavy rainfall when the tornado formed, lifting the vehicle and smashing it into another.
The tornado was one of several reports of waterspouts and funnel clouds in South Carolina but was the only incident where a touchdown happened as of Wednesday afternoon.
CHARLESTON SLAMMED WITH STORM SURGE AS IDALIA CONTINUES POUNDING SOUTHEAST
Aftermath of tornado in the community of Goose Creek
Hurricane Idalia produced a tornado in the Lowcountry of South Carolina on Wednesday.
The National Weather Service office in Charleston will be tasked with surveying the damage and determining the rating of the twister on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.
Hurricane Idalia produced at least one other tornado in Florida, but there was not any widespread damage reported associated with the vortex.
Tornadoes often happen during hurricanes
Tropical cyclones are known to produce tornadoes, especially in the northeast quadrant of the storm.
According to the FOX Forecast Center, shear is typically the greatest in this sector as the storm interacts with other weather features and the land. The tornadoes are usually weak and short-lived, which appears to be what happened in the Lowcountry.
The threat of tornadoes, flooding and gusty winds is expected to continue through Thursday morning for the Carolinas as the center of Idalia pushes eastward off the coast.
Florida and Georgia were the hardest hit states by the former Category 4 hurricane. During the peak of the event, more than half a million customers in the two states were without electricity.
8 PM Idalia update: Tropical Storm Warnings continue for GA, SC and NC
Tropical Storm Idalia has sustained winds of 65 mph and bands are producing flooding and the threat of tornadoes along the coast.