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EF0 Tornado — Abbeville, South Carolina

2019-03-01 · near Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina

$50K

Property damage

1.5 mi

Path length

75 yds

Path width

Event narrative

NWS storm survey found the path of a weak tornado on the north side of the city of Abbeville. The tornado touched down near the intersection of Beltline Rd and Highway 20. The tornado moved due east through a forested area before impacting a residential neighborhood near the intersection of Mt Olive Church Rd and Old Douglas Mill Rd. In addition to numerous trees and power lines being blown down along the path, a large oak tree fell through a home, a metal carport was ripped from another home, and column supports torn from another home in this area.

Wider weather episode

An area of showers and isolated thunderstorms moved across Upstate South Carolina during the afternoon and evening in association with a cold front. One storm produced a brief, weak tornado in the city of Abbeville.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 813542. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.