376
NWUS52 KCAE 111211
LSRCAE

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Columbia SC
811 AM EDT Sat May 11 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0246 AM     Tornado          2 SSW Whitmire          34.48N 81.63W
05/09/2024                   Newberry           SC   NWS Storm Survey

            A National Weather Service storm survey team
            confirmed a brief EF-0 tornado with peak
            winds of 80 mph in Newberry County south of
            the Town of Whitmire during the early
            morning hours of May 9th. The tornado began
            near the intersection of Old Airport Road
            and Kings Lane causing scattered tree damage
            as it moved east. The tornado then turned
            southeast resulting in additional tree
            damage in and around Little Egypt Road and
            Colonial Drive. The tornado likely lifted
            before reaching Highway 121.

0312 AM     Tornado          7 N Jenkinsville        34.37N 81.28W
05/09/2024                   Fairfield          SC   NWS Storm Survey

            A National Weather Service storm survey team
            confirmed a brief EF-0 tornado with peak
            winds of 80 mph in northwestern Fairfield
            County during the early morning hours of May
            9th. The tornado likely began in a wooded
            area northwest of Clark Bridge Road. It then
            crossed the road while moving southeast
            resulting in multiple downed or snapped
            trees in and around properties in the 3900
            block of Clark Bridge Road. The tornado then
            likely lifted a short distance beyond Clark
            Bridge Road in the woods behind the impacted
            properties shortly before reaching Crumpton
            Creek.

0331 AM     Tornado          3 SSW Ridgeway          34.27N 80.99W
05/09/2024                   Fairfield          SC   NWS Storm Survey

            A National Weather Service storm survey team
            confirmed an EF-1 tornado with peak winds of
            100 mph in southeastern Fairfield County
            during the early morning hours of May 9th.
            The tornado likely began west of Interstate
            77 near Exit 32. The tornado moved generally
            southeast producing downed large limbs along
            Cook Road and Boney Road, intensifying as it
            moved into a wooded area along Cedar Rock
            Road. The area of most significant tree
            damage was observed along a creek bed north
            of Cedar Rock Road with numerous uprooted
            and snapped trees. One tree landed on a home
            on Cedar Rock Road causing roof, siding, and
            gutter damage. The tornado continued along
            Cedar Rock Road causing intermittent tree
            damage. The tornado continued beyond the
            road and into a wooded area behind The Farm
            at Ridgeway where additional tree damage
            occurred near a pond on the property. The
            tornado likely lifted on the property prior
            to reaching Highway 21.


&&

$$

CL/SL