Florence Sprouts Tornadoes As Storm Leaves Carolinas

MYRTLE BEACH, SC — The eye of Florence may have fled the Carolinas, but as it did so, the deadly storm left the states with a parting gift: tornadoes. Two tornadoes were confirmed in Wayne and Wilson counties, WRAL-TV reported. One touched down near Goldsboro around 6 a.m. and a second touched down in Wilson County about an hour later. There was some damage near Elm City, the station said.

Video posted on Twitter showed multiple downed trees in Elm City — some even uprooted. No injuries or deaths have been reported but some power lines were reportedly downed.

On Monday morning, a tornado warning was issued for Durham and Granville counties and, because area schools weren't canceled, some children were seen at bus stops during the warning.

ABC13 reported that the NWS confirmed there was probably a tornado that touched down in Mecklenburg County as well.

Meanwhile, video posted on Twitter on Sunday afternoon appeared to show a waterspout come ashore near Myrtle Beach. Multiple videos showed the twister spin swiftly through the popular beach town.

Video of the waterspout turn tornado at downtown Myrtle beach!! #florence pic.twitter.com/V1bf85DJcs
— Allan Scott (@commonguy123) September 16, 2018

Just watched a tornado move through Myrtle Beach from the WMBF News sky cam pic.twitter.com/nuGGXPj6QV
— Ethan Smith (@esmith324) September 16, 2018

tornado by broadway at the beach @MBPDSC @MyrtleBeachGov @TrooperBob_SCHP @MyrtleBeachFire #MyrtleBeach pic.twitter.com/HimQC9DuNM
— Brendan Delaney (@brendandelaney3) September 16, 2018

A waterspout came ashore north of 21st avenue in Myrtle Beach and became a tornado. Look carefully and you'll see the condensation funnel on the ground. Thanks, Blake Furey! #scwx pic.twitter.com/STi6WFmRCZ
— Ed Piotrowski (@EdPiotrowski) September 16, 2018

Footage posted out of Sampson County showed some building damage from a possible tornado. A field of metal debris covers and surrounds a a structure, which appears to be a storage unit. The debris field includes splintered wood and large sheets of metal.

Just some of the damage in Sampson County after a possible tornado touched down in Roseboro. pic.twitter.com/6uRlPZoJp9
— Derrick Lewis (@DerrickQLewis) September 17, 2018

Twitter user @brwilli1 tweeted that a home on Martin Lane in Conway was damaged from a tornado.

"We got the NWS alert and it was too late," the tweet said. "The wind was already on top of us."

The National Weather Service began warning counties, towns and cities of possible tornadoes Sunday afternoon. Tornado warnings were issued at one point in Maxton, Rowland, Raemon, Columbus County and Pender County in North Carolina. In South Carolina, warnings were issued for Loris, Socastee, Conway and Red Hill, as well as Horry County.

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