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The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) operates and maintains one welcome center and seven rest areas along I-26. Welcome centers, which have a travel information facility on site, are located at milemarker 3 (eastbound); rest areas are located at milemarkers 63 (east and westbound), 123 (east and westbound), 150 (eastbound), 152 (westbound), and 204 (eastbound). [2]
[87] [88] A total of 10 tornadoes of EF3 or greater strength occurred on day two of the outbreak, including eight in South Carolina, where nine tornado-related fatalities occurred. A high-end EF3 tornado struck Seneca, South Carolina, destroying multiple homes and a manufacturing plant, killing one person and injuring five. [79]
Tornado activity in July normally affects the Northern Plains and the Great Lakes. [5] With only 126 verified tornadoes, May 2020 turned out to be one of the least active months on record. No moderate- or high-risk outlooks were issued by the Storm Prediction Center throughout the month, a first since archives of outlooks began in 2002. [6]
The death toll has eclipsed the 19 deaths caused by the state’s historic flooding in 2015, and closing in on the 26 deaths caused by Hurricane Hugo in 1989. In most cases in South Carolina, the ...
Over 30 tornadoes have been confirmed from December 26-29 across the South. That includes four strong tornadoes, of at least EF-2 strength. Two were rated EF-3 in southeastern Texas.
Greenville County Schools officials have decided to keep its 106 schools closed through Friday due to a lack of stable power and safe transportation routes.
At least 100 people were still hospitalized when this death toll was published, so the actual death toll may be much higher. The Mississippi State Geologist estimated a death toll of 233. African-American casualties were not counted properly. (Grazulis gave this tornado an F5 rating.) 1936 Tupelo–Gainesville tornado outbreak, (Grazulis, p. 865) 5
2020 Kyushu floods. The death toll from floods in Kyushu, Japan, rises to 49 people. The country is bracing for more heavy rain. (The Japan Times) More than 400 people are evacuated from their homes in Iloilo City in the Philippines after an explosion on a power barge caused an oil spill.