EF0 Tornado — Bamberg, South Carolina

2022-04-05 · near Farrells Xrds, Bamberg, South Carolina

Event narrative

A National Weather Service storm survey confirmed an EF0 tornado

in Bamberg County, SC just southwest of Farrell Crossroads. The

tornado had a path length of about 2.35 miles with a maximum path

width of 200 yards. The peak wind associated with the tornado was

85 mph. The tornado touched down just east of Hunters Chapel Rd,

crossed Bay View Rd, and dissipated east of Farrells Rd. The

tornado produced sporadic tree damage, with with both softwoods

and hardwoods uprooted or snapped along its path.

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1007123. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.