EF0 tornado in Orangeburg County, South Carolina

A second tornado touchdown occurred along the path of the storm, touching down near Hollyhock Rd near Rowesville at about 2228 EST (2328 EDT). The tornado produced non-continuous damage to trees as it moved north through Rowesville, SC. The tornado continued northward and lifted near Methodist Oaks Dr around 2237 EST (2337 EDT).

An area of disturbed weather over the NW Caribbean Sea organized and became Tropical Depression #14 early on Sunday October 7th. The cyclone continued to organize while moving very slowly north, just east of the Yucatan peninsula, becoming Tropical Storm Michael on Sunday afternoon October 7th. The cyclone further developed while moving slowly north, reaching Hurricane status Monday morning October 8th. The cyclone accelerated northward into the Gulf of Mexico while continuing to strengthen, making landfall on the Florida panhandle as a category 4 hurricane Wednesday morning October 10th. The cyclone then turned to the NE and accelerated further, while weakening over land, moving through the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) of GA and the Midlands of SC as a Tropical Storm, late Wednesday night October 10th into the morning of Thursday October 11th.

The storm spawned 4 weak tornadoes across the Midlands of SC, 3 in Orangeburg Co and 1 in Richland Co.

Across the Midlands of SC, the highest measured peak wind gust, associated with the cyclone, was 53 MPH at Orangeburg Municipal Airport. Numerous reports of downed trees were received. The highest total rainfall amount was 8.23 inches at the Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge in central Chesterfield Co SC. Some reports of flooding were received.