EF0 Tornado — Jasper, South Carolina

2025-07-10 · near Limehouse, Jasper, South Carolina

0.6 mi

Path length

60 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A National Weather Service storm survey team confirmed an EF-0 tornado within the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge in Jasper County. The tornado touched down just east of Plantation Island Trail where it snapped some small tree limbs and the tops of some trees. The tornado moved toward the north-northwest, snapping more small tree limbs, before crossing Laurel Hill Wildlife Drive and ending just south of Highway 170.

Wider weather episode

Numerous clusters of thunderstorms started developing across southeast South Carolina in the early afternoon hours and gradually spread eastward through the late afternoon. These storms produced damaging wind gusts, frequent cloud to ground lightning, heavy rainfall, and even a weak tornado.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1286241. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.