Tornado strikes Allendale, SC

Thomas Cohen

Thomas and Tremaine Cohen weren’t inside their home when a tornado ripped its roof Tuesday afternoon in Allendale, South Carolina. Alerted just before it hit their property along Rt. 278, Tremaine, a deputy sheriff, said she watched it hit her home. Tuesday’s storms are part of multi-day weather event that continues to threaten the south with damaging storms.

City officials are organizing a relief fund for those in need. Check back for updates.

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The storm tossed old empty fertilizer tanks across Rt. 278 and into neighboring properties.

About the author: Sean Rayford is a South Carolina photojournalist covering the state since 1997, by way of Maryland, by way of Austraila. View his weather portfolio.