Surveillance video shows tornado flipping cars in South Carolina high school parking lot

Tuesday, January 14, 2020
LORIS, South Carolina -- Surveillance video from a high school in South Carolina shows the moments when a tornado swept through flipping the cars in the parking lot.

The EF-1 tornado with 90 mph winds swept across Loris High School on Monday, January 13, according to the National Weather Service.
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Video from a security camera at the school shows the twister lifting up and turning over several cars in the parking lot while flinging minor debris.


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The National Weather Service said the tornado developed near the school's football field and flipped over a trailer before advancing to the parking lot and onward for approximately one mile. The metal roof of a nearby barn was torn off but most of the damage was to trees in the area, the weather service said.

No injuries were reported.
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