EF1 tornado in Bamberg County, South Carolina

A National Weather Service storm survey confirmed an EF1 tornado

in Bamberg County, SC just west Ehrhardt. The tornado had a path

length of about 3.75 miles with a maximum path width of 250 yards.

The peak wind associated with the tornado was 110 mph. The tornado touched down near St Johns Church Rd between Lizard Rd and Hi Ki Pen Rd. There was scattered tree damage, with both softwoods and hardwoods uprooted or snapped as it moved

northeast across Lizard Rd, Rib Eye Rd and Jager Rd. The tornado

then continued northeast across Low Country Hwy, snapping and

uprooting trees on Singleton Rd. The tornado intensified to EF1

intensity as it crossed a property on Pocketville Rd. The walls

and roof were blown off of a shed, multiple vehicles and a small

tractor were spun and shifted, shingles and siding were ripped off

of a house, and many large diameter pine trees were snapped. The

tornado then destroyed a shed, uprooted 12 large pecan trees, and

removed a portion of the tin off of a house at the intersection of

Pocketville Rd and Ehrhardt Rd before dissipating.

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.