Gov. Henry McMaster has issued Executive Order 2020-24, declaring a state of emergency in response to the devastation caused by Monday morning’s severe weather event. This declaration does not impact any executive orders issued by the governor in response to coronavirus in any way. It does, however, direct that the state’s Emergency Operations Plan be further placed into effect to continue the state’s response to the severe weather event. The South Carolina Emergency Management Division is assisting affected counties. Initial damage assessment teams have determined at least 911 homes in 21 counties sustained some type of damage. Of those, 181 homes have major damage and 111 were destroyed. As damage assessments continue with county emergency mangers, this initial estimate is expected to change. As of 3 p.m. Wednesday: The National Weather Service has confirmed at least 11 tornadoes occurred in South Carolina Monday. Utilities report 16,355 power outages statewide, down from more than 290,000 yesterday. County firefighters and State firefighter mobilization teams deployed to Hampton, Oconee and Orangeburg counties to augment search and rescue operations. SCDOT reports that 2,500 roads were impassable due to debris. 99% have been reopened. SCEMD received two requests for resources from local emergency managers for helicopters to assist with damage assessment. Local coroners confirmed nine storm-related fatalities in Colleton, Hampton, Oconee and Orangeburg counties. The American Red Cross is sheltering 236 displaced residents in hotels. SLED, the Department of Natural Resources along with Probation, Pardon and Parole officers assisted with search and rescue operations and augmented law enforcement efforts. Residents can help state and local emergency managers determine the scope of storm damage throughout the state. Anyone who sustained damage Monday should report it using the damage assessment tool in the SC Emergency Manager mobile app in the Apple App Store and on Google PlayTornadoes in our area: The National Weather Service confirmed at least three tornadoes touched down in the Upstate early Monday morning.The largest tornado was an EF3 in Oconee County. The NWS says it began in Westminster and traveled 16 miles and ended in Central. Pictures of damage | Video of damageThe tornado touched down at 3:20 a.m. and had wind speeds of 160 mph. The NWS said the tornado was at least a half a mile wide. There was one person killed in the storm, the NWS said.The coroner said Jack Harvill, 77, was employed by American Security and died of blunt force traumatic injuries. Karl Addis said Harvill died when the building he was in at the BorgWarner plant in Seneca collapsed. Pickens County tornadoesAn EF2 tornado touched down at 3:42 a.m. near the Pickens-Greenville county line, the NWS said. They said the storms’ highest wind speeds were 120 miles per hour. Two mobile homes were damaged and three people were injured, the NWS said.A EF0 tornado hit at 3:40 a.m. in the Easley area of Pickens County. It had wind speeds of 80 mph and was 7.4 miles long.Contract employee at BorgWarner plant killed in tornado, official saysSC governor gives update on deadly storms as well as coronavirus responseStephens County, Georgia tornadoA EF1 tornado hit at 3:06 a.m. in Eastanollee in Stephens County, Georgia. It had wind speeds of 110 mph and was 8.7 miles long.