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EF1 Tornado — Calhoun, South Carolina

2022-04-05 · near Hammond Xrds, Calhoun, South Carolina

2.2 mi

Path length

40 yds

Path width

Event narrative

The tornado touched down in Lexington County along US Hwy 321 just north of the

town of Gaston. The tornado moved east and crossed into Calhoun County near Dixon

Rd and Savany Hunt Creek Rd. The tornado then crossed I-26 near mile marker 122.

Between the county line and I-26, the tornado brought down numerous large limbs,

uprooted trees and snapped a few pine trees. The tornado continued northeast to

Plantation Estates Rd. The tornado uprooted and snapped several pine trees. The

tornado ended just before reaching the Congaree River.

Wider weather episode

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.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (33.8440, -81.0380)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1007056. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.