EF0 Tornado — Calhoun, South Carolina

2023-01-04 · near Hammond Xrds, Calhoun, South Carolina

Event narrative

A National Weather Service survey team confirmed a brief EF-0 tornado with peak

winds of 75 mph in western Calhoun County. The tornado briefly developed east of

Ott Sisters Road before crossing Sweetbay Road. Several pine trees were snapped

and uprooted in a small wooded area, only producing damage for 200 yards. The

damage was further corroborated with a short lived debris signature on the KCAE

radar.

Wider weather episode

A prefrontal band of showers and thunderstorms produced some wind damage, as well as several tornadoes in the central Midlands of SC in the morning.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1065049. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.