Greenwood County Sheriff Matt Samuels said eight people were injured and 10 homes were destroyed. A task force assessed about 330 homes by Wednesday afternoon.
“There’s more damage this go around then there was the first time, but we haven’t been around town,” said volunteer Zack Marshall
But around town it wasn’t much different. One business looked more like an alley after its roof was ripped off, nothing but rubble lying on the ground.
Marian Drake’s streetfront store doesn’t have a window anymore. Most of what was inside the storm knocked to the floor.
“It’s minimal damage compared to what others have lost and so we’ll just get it packed up and see what happens next,” Drake said And that “first time” Marshall spoke of was about a tornado that hit Eureka in July of 2016. More on that story here.
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