EF0 Tornado — Union, South Carolina

2024-12-29 · near Cross Keys, Union, South Carolina

2.2 mi

Path length

30 yds

Path width

Event narrative

NWS damage survey found the path of an EF0 tornado that began along Monument Rd, just north of Blackstock Rd, where several large limbs were snapped. The tornado moved quickly north-northeast, uprooting several trees and snapping a number of large limbs along Battlefield Rd and the remainder of Monument Rd. The tornado continued into a heavily wooded area where it dissipated.

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 1225673. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.