EF3 Tornado — Sumter, South Carolina

2007-04-15 · near Pinewood, Sumter, South Carolina

Event narrative

An EF3 tornado traveled from southwest to northeast of Sumter destroying a seven mobile homes, severely damaging nine framed homes, and doing light to moderate damage to an additional 62 mobile and framed homes. There was 1 fatality and 3 injuries. The tornado touched down as an EF1 and ended as an EF3 where the fatality occurred at a mobile home on hwy 76.

Wider weather episode

A cold front with strong dynamics and windshear pushed into the area late Saturday and early Sunday. Hail and microbursts accompanied the first wave of storms while the second wave of storms produced a half dozen tornadoes. The largest was an EF3 that killed on person and injured 3 others.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 16380. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.