Two people suffered minor injuries in Goose Creek, near Charleston, South Carolina, on Wednesday when a tornado lifted their car into the sky

South Carolina and Georgia are now bearing the brunt of Idalia's force - although it is now a tropical storm, with 70mph winds instead of 125mph

Two people are known to have died in Florida in weather-related car crashes, but most seem to have heeded evacuation orders and survived the ordeal 

A tornado ripping through South Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Idalia flipped a car onto its roof on Wednesday, as those living in the storm's path began assessing the damage - and Florida's governor warned that looters would be shot.

The black sedan was driving through torrential rain near Goose Creek, on the outskirts of Charleston, shortly after 2:30pm when a tornado lifted the car's two rear wheels and spun it on the hood.