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EF1 tornado in Lexington County, South Carolina
Tornado April 5, 2022 · Lexington County, South Carolina
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Lexington County → Calhoun County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 40 yards (0.02 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
The tornado initially touched down along US Hwy 321 just north of the town of
Gaston. The tornado brought down several large branches and damaged a highway
speed sign. The tornado continued to move northeast near Ball Park Road. The most
significant damage began near the Lexington County and Calhoun County line along
Dixon Rd and Savany Hunt Creek Rd. The tornado then continued into Calhoun Co where it dissipated just before reaching the Congaree River.
The wider storm
An upper level disturbance and the interaction of surface boundaries, along with increasing moisture, led to thunderstorms that developed and moved east across the region during the afternoon. Sufficient atmospheric instability and shear led some of the thunderstorms to produce damaging wind and tornadoes, along with locally heavy rain.
Began near Gaston (33.8261, -81.0973).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
7 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1007055. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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