EF0 Tornado — Union, South Carolina

2024-12-29 · near Carem, Union, South Carolina

Event narrative

NWS damage survey found the path of an EF0 tornado that touched down on the eastern end of County Landfill Road where several large limbs were snapped and a tree blown down. The tornado moved north-northeast, crossing Old Ferry Rd, were several trees were uprooted. The tornado reached peak intensity as it crossed SC Highway 49 and moved along Phillip Church Rd, where a number of trees were uprooted and large limbs snapped. The tornado crossed Black Bottom Rd, where several trees were downed before it weakened as it crossed SC Highway 9. The tornado downed several large limbs as it crossed Bailey Town Rd before dissipating.

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 1225675. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.