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Picture courtesy © WPDE TV 15

Taken from in front of the Myrtle Square mall near 25th Avenue North. Picture courtesy © Michael Smith/Myrtle Beach Herald.

Picture courtesy © Bill Taaffe

Picture courtesy © Bill Taaffe

Picture courtesy © Bill Taaffe

Picture courtesy © Marc Odien

Picture courtesy © Marc Odien

Picture courtesy © Marc Odien

Picture courtesy © Marc Odien

Picture courtesy © Marc Odien

4:15 pm at 2nd Avenue North, Myrtle Beach. Courtesy © WPDE TV 15.

Looking SE from Broadway at the Beach. Courtesy © Charles Huckaby

Looking SE from Broadway at the Beach. Courtesy © Charles Huckaby

Looking SE from Broadway at the Beach. Courtesy © Charles Huckaby

Looking SE from Broadway at the Beach. Courtesy © Charles Huckaby

Looking SE from Broadway at the Beach. Courtesy © Charles Huckaby

This picture (and next 7) are from the Tropical Winds Hotel at Ocean Blvd/9th Ave S. Debris cloud is just entering view. Courtesy © WBTW TV. Reproduction prohibited.

Courtesy © WBTW TV. Reproduction prohibited.

Courtesy © WBTW TV. Reproduction prohibited.

Tornado continues to draw closer. Notice large area of spray being ripped from the ocean surface. Courtesy © WBTW TV. Reproduction prohibited.

Debris is being ripped off neighboring buildings as the tornado is now very close. Courtesy © WBTW TV. Reproduction prohibited.

A lightning bolt strikes the ocean as tornado is only a couple hundred yards from the observer. Courtesy © WBTW TV. Reproduction prohibited.

Sand is being torn off the beach and sucked into the funnel. Courtesy © WBTW TV. Reproduction prohibited.

Funnel is probably less than 250 feet from the camera. Courtesy © WBTW TV. Reproduction prohibited.

 

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Last modified Aug 8, 2015