EF0 Tornado — Abbeville, South Carolina

2020-01-11 · near Abbeyville Davis Arp, Abbeville, South Carolina

Event narrative

NWS storm survey reported the path of a weak tornado that began off Rivers Way, not far from the Greenwood County line, tracking northeast into Greenwood County just north of Highway 72, along Mill Rd N. Damage was mainly limited to uprooting of large pine trees and snapping of smaller pines, although a warehouse-type building on Highway 72 lost part of its metal roof and had an overhead door bent inward.

Wider weather episode

Multiple lines of thunderstorms developed across the western Carolinas in advance of a cold front during the late afternoon and evening. Some of these lines produced swaths of wind damage along with brief, weak tornadoes across Upstate South Carolina.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 871145. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.