F1 Tornado — Union, Spartanburg and Cherokee, South Carolina

1994-08-16 · near Carlisle To, Union, Spartanburg and Cherokee, South Carolina

Event narrative

This tornado was nearly parallel to the Santuc tornado described above. It moved along a track 2 to 3 miles east of the first storm and just a few minutes later. This tornado was not as large nor intense as the first tornado and was on the ground about 20 to 30 percent of the time. The most damage occurred around Carlisle where the roof of a restaurant was removed and homes and mobile homes were damaged - and at the end of its track at Cowpens where nearly $80,000 damage was done to homes and mobile homes. At Cowpens, one resident watched the tornado become stationary for a minute or so in an open field just before it dissipated. The tornado crossed into Cherokee County at 1600EST and into Spartanburg County at 1620EST. Spotters were able to follow both the above tornadoes for most of their paths through Union County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 10346401. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.