//Tornado-cleanup continues in parts of Greenville County

Tornado-cleanup continues in parts of Greenville County

Neighbors and volunteer groups are lending a hand to people cleaning up from an EF2 tornado that destroyed parts of Greenville County Saturday. “It hasn’t hit me yet because it’s a matter of, you know, (I’ve) gotta get things done,” said Suzanne Aultman, a homeowner off Howell Road in Greenville County. Aultman’s two large oak trees crashed through the roof of her home, splitting the house into three sections. Aultman wasn’t expected any damage that night. She said she was concerned her mom would have damage in Pickens County that night. She spoke with her over the phone Saturday night around 9 p.m. About five minutes later, she said, she was huddled in her bathroom, seeking shelter from the tornado. “It was just so loud there was so much hitting,” she said. She stepped out to see a tree through the dining room and kitchen of her house. Insulation was spread just about everywhere you could see. A light in her living room hung by a wire Monday morning. “I had a note on the little whiteboard in the kitchen that said ‘Fix pantry shelf,'” she said. “I had a little one broken that needed a nail in it. I think I need a little more fixing there now,” she said, smiling. In Botany Woods, the South Carolina Baptist Disaster Relief was checking in on people who needed a hand. “What we do is just share in the love of Jesus free of charge,” said Jim Whitworth, the volunteer coordinator. “We go in to help the people in need and try to just share that love with them.”Volunteers also used chainsaws to cut through debris and checked in to help anyone who might not have insurance coverage. Incident management was set up at Edwards Road Baptist Church just down the road. Some trees were down there by the parking lot. The tornado blew the front window out into the front parking lot. Sunday, members helped to board up the space. Throughout the day Monday, other congregation members helped clean up the church and damage in the nearby neighborhood. “Seeing over 50 people from our church just show up and willing to help and not willing just to help the church but to help the neighborhood that’s a highlight of my ministry that was truly a good providential blessing from the lord,” said Edwards Road Baptist Church Senior Pastor Aaron Rayburn.

Neighbors and volunteer groups are lending a hand to people cleaning up from an EF2 tornado that destroyed parts of Greenville County Saturday.

“It hasn’t hit me yet because it’s a matter of, you know, (I’ve) gotta get things done,” said Suzanne Aultman, a homeowner off Howell Road in Greenville County.

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Aultman’s two large oak trees crashed through the roof of her home, splitting the house into three sections.

Aultman wasn’t expected any damage that night. She said she was concerned her mom would have damage in Pickens County that night. She spoke with her over the phone Saturday night around 9 p.m.

About five minutes later, she said, she was huddled in her bathroom, seeking shelter from the tornado.

“It was just so loud there was so much hitting,” she said.

She stepped out to see a tree through the dining room and kitchen of her house. Insulation was spread just about everywhere you could see. A light in her living room hung by a wire Monday morning.

“I had a note on the little whiteboard in the kitchen that said ‘Fix pantry shelf,'” she said. “I had a little one broken that needed a nail in it. I think I need a little more fixing there now,” she said, smiling.

In Botany Woods, the South Carolina Baptist Disaster Relief was checking in on people who needed a hand.

“What we do is just share in the love of Jesus free of charge,” said Jim Whitworth, the volunteer coordinator. “We go in to help the people in need and try to just share that love with them.”

Volunteers also used chainsaws to cut through debris and checked in to help anyone who might not have insurance coverage.

Incident management was set up at Edwards Road Baptist Church just down the road. Some trees were down there by the parking lot. The tornado blew the front window out into the front parking lot.

Sunday, members helped to board up the space. Throughout the day Monday, other congregation members helped clean up the church and damage in the nearby neighborhood.

“Seeing over 50 people from our church just show up and willing to help and not willing just to help the church but to help the neighborhood that’s a highlight of my ministry that was truly a good providential blessing from the lord,” said Edwards Road Baptist Church Senior Pastor Aaron Rayburn.