A video from a highway in Goose Creek, South Carolina, northwest of Charleston, shows a car being flipped by what the National Weather Service described as a brief, weak tornado that touched down in a heavy rain band from Hurricane Idalia Wednesday afternoon. WCBD reported that two people were injured. #shorts #hurricaneidalia #hurricane #tornado #southcarolina #goosecreek
The incident took place while the center of Idalia was over Jennings, Florida, 240 miles to the southwest. A tornado watch was in effect for coastal South Carolina at the time. Small, sudden tornadoes can occur during hurricanes without warning, far from the center.
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