EF0 Tornado — Fairfield, South Carolina

2024-12-29 · near Wallaceville, Fairfield, South Carolina

Event narrative

An EF-0 tornado with peak winds of 75 mph that began near Old Hilton Rd east of Chapin in Richland County continued into Fairfield County after crossing the Broad River near Wateree Creek. The tornado moved generally northeast likely causing damage in an inaccessible area north of the river. Additional tree damage began again along Highway 215. The tornado began turning more easterly, causing additional tree damage near Landis Rd and Highway 269 before dissipating.

Wider weather episode

A deep upper trough and an associated surface prefrontal trough translated from the Deep South into the Southeast during the morning hours. A long-lived QLCS containing strong to severe storms propagated along with the prefrontal trough, likely cold-pool dominated. This QLCS produced multiple reports of wind damage as well as multiple confirmed tornadoes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1221823. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.