EF3 Tornado — Newberry, South Carolina

2008-03-15 · near Trinity, Newberry, South Carolina

Injuries

23.8 mi

Path length

1320 yds

Path width

Event narrative

NWS Storm Survey found an EF3 tornado touched down near Silverstreet and continued east through Prosperity then crossed into Richald county where it dissipated. Many homes in Prosperity were heavily damaged. Numerous trees and powerlines were down. There were 2 injuries.

Wider weather episode

Seven supercells tracked across our South Carolina County Warning Area and produced many long-lived tornadoes that did significant damage. Over 85 homes were destroyed, around 400 had moderate damage, and estimates for the total devastation were around 40 million dollars.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 75964. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.