EF2 tornado in Orangeburg County, South Carolina

An EF-2 tornado touched down along the South Fork of the Edisto River near South River Rd. The tornado then moved quickly to the north-northeast for nearly 11 miles, crossing Hudson Rd near the north fork of the Edisto River, Calhoun St, US Hwy 21 south of Rowesville, and then lifted along Bethel Forest Rd. The tornado did considerable damage, snapping and uprooting a large number of hardwood and softwood trees along its path. Several trees fell onto homes, vehicles and sheds. A metal shed was destroyed with debris spread over 50-100 yards. The tornado

was on the ground for about 8 minutes.

Moderate to strong atmospheric instability and shear led to a line of showers and thunderstorms along a cold front, that moved east across the region during the afternoon, producing wind damage along with some embedded tornadoes.

NWS Storm Survey teams found that a total of 5 tornadoes occurred. Considerable thunderstorm downburst wind damage also occurred. A 3-year-old boy was killed when a large tree, that was downed by strong thunderstorm winds, fell onto his home near Sumter, SC.