EF0 Tornado — Spartanburg, South Carolina

2024-12-29 · near Holly Spgs, Spartanburg, South Carolina

Event narrative

NWS damage survey determined that a weak tornado touched down in a wooded area along the middle Tyger River, just east of Jug Factory Rd where large limbs were snapped off trees. The tornado tracked to The northeast and crossed Sloan Rd, were a large tree was uprooted and additional large limbs snapped. The tornado reached peak intensity as it crossed Holly Springs Church Rd and Bradley Dill Rd, where additional trees were uprooted and more limbs snapped. The tornado dissipated in a wooded area just east of the end of Cooper Rd.

Wider weather episode

A broken line of low-topped heavy rain showers and embedded thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front moved from northeast Georgia into upstate South Carolina around sunrise, and moved across the area throughout the morning. The showers and storms produced areas of strong-to-damaging wind gusts, while multiple EF0 tornadoes also occurred.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1225672. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.