EF0 Tornado — Darlington, South Carolina

2022-06-16 · near Syracuse, Darlington, South Carolina

Event narrative

The tornado formed in a wooded area west of Lawson Grove Rd, then caused tree damage as it crossed Lawson Grove Rd. The tornado continued toward the southeast and flipped a large agricultural irrigation system in a corn field along Joja Rd. Next, the tornado crossed Philadelphia St. and caused damage to trees before causing minor flashing and roof shingle damage at the Philadelphia Methodist Church. It also destroyed an outdoor storage building and knocked down a few granite headstones in the adjacent graveyard. The tornado continued toward the southeast across fields and a forest south of Philadelphia St. Finally, the tornado weakened as it moved across S Center Rd where it ripped a metal roof off a single wide mobile home and caused minor roof damage to a home on the east side of S Center Rd as it lifted.

Wider weather episode

Clusters of severe thunderstorms resulted in several areas with wind damage and an isolated tornado across portions of the Pee Dee region.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1029179. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.