Friday, April 10th, three tornadoes hit Greenwood and Abbeville, causing serious damage. At least 100 homes were damaged, as well as hundreds of trees, along with several other businesses and and churches.
One of the worst damages was to a vacant condominium in Karlie Hill on the north side of Greenwood. Most of the siding was ripped off the side of the house as well as the majority of the roof. (See photo above)
The worse tornado of the three started about three miles west of the city and traveled about eight miles through town and into South Greenwood. One of the first places hit was Connie Ma
xwell Children's Home. Over twenty trees were completely uprooted, although, luckily, no buildings were harmed.
Saturday morning, April 10th, with the sunrise, came a scene of wreckage in Greenwood and Abbeville. The rain and winds had subsided, but the damages remained.
Immediately, The Red Cross set up a rescue shelter at Grace Community Church, and over 100 volunteers came from all over to aid those affected by the storm. A few days later, O'Charley's had put on their outside board, "10% off to those affected by the storm!"
The tight knit community of Greenwood, SC had banded together to help those in need.
One of the worst damages was to a vacant condominium in Karlie Hill on the north side of Greenwood. Most of the siding was ripped off the side of the house as well as the majority of the roof. (See photo above)
The worse tornado of the three started about three miles west of the city and traveled about eight miles through town and into South Greenwood. One of the first places hit was Connie Ma
xwell Children's Home. Over twenty trees were completely uprooted, although, luckily, no buildings were harmed. Hundreds of homes lost power for a several hour period the night of the Tornado, and some even longer than that.
Saturday morning, April 10th, with the sunrise, came a scene of wreckage in Greenwood and Abbeville. The rain and winds had subsided, but the damages remained.
Immediately, The Red Cross set up a rescue shelter at Grace Community Church, and over 100 volunteers came from all over to aid those affected by the storm. A few days later, O'Charley's had put on their outside board, "10% off to those affected by the storm!"
The tight knit community of Greenwood, SC had banded together to help those in need.
Student Reactions:
"It started out with the wind and rain, and then the hail started. At one point, the wind was so bad, it felt like the tornado was outside of our house. A tree fell on a power line down the street from us, and we lost power for a few hours. It was pretty scary."
Brittany Loftis, Senior
"We live right across the street from Karlie Hill, where the tornado hit the condominum. Our power was out from about 8 that night until about 10 the next morning. I had never heard anything like that. It's scary because you don't know what to do or where to go and on top of that, you can't see a thing. And guys don't just have candles laying around to light up. We had to just sit in the dark."
Malcolm McLeod, Senior
Interesting Facts:
-Greenwood County's historical-tornado activity is 33% MORE than the national average!
-84 out 100 Lander students surveyed lost all power for at least one hour on the night of Friday April 10th.
-There have only been 6 EF scale level 2 or more tornados in Greenwood County since 1952.
Link to a map of all tornadoes in Greenwood County in the last 60 years
For more information on the Red Cross Aid in Greenwood and Abbeville visit:
http://indexjournal.com/articles/2009/04/14/news/i0415%20red%20cross.txt
For More information on the storm damages visit:
http://indexjournal.com/articles/2009/04/13/news/b0414%20tornado.txt
or
http://www.foxcarolina.com/news/19165522/detail.html
http://indexjournal.com/articles/2009/04/14/news/i0415%20red%20cross.txt
For More information on the storm damages visit:
http://indexjournal.com/articles/2009/04/13/news/b0414%20tornado.txt
or
http://www.foxcarolina.com/news/19165522/detail.html
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