They have found that this damage was caused by a tornado. “National Weather Service meteorologists have surveyed the damage on the west side of Spartanburg, SC.
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The following the full news release was released earlier from the National Weather Service: Though the tornado was not as intense by that time, trees continued to be uprooted along the path of the tornado until it dissipated near Zion Hill Road on the eastern outskirts of the city.” – The National Weather Service
Tree damage was observed in downtown Spartanburg and in the Converse Heights neighborhood east of downtown. Businesses on West Main lost roof panels, and at least one small outbuilding was destroyed, suggesting the peak winds of 100 to 110 mph occurred there. The tornado strengthened as it moved east of the mall area, along West Main Street toward downtown. Roof damage occurred to homes and apartments east of Westgate Mall, and power poles were broken in addition to more snapped trees. In the Westgate Mall and Dorman Center areas near that intersection, structural damage occurred to a billboard and signs at businesses. Mostly tree damage was reported as the tornado moved east toward the intersection of Highway 29 and I-26, though one tree fell on a house. “Damage began in the Clevedale area, just south of Highway 29, west of Spartnburg. The following is a summary of the Thursday’s storm released from the NWS: The estimated maximim wind speed reached 110 mph, the maximum path width was 100 yards and 10.26 miles in path length. and ended in Cedar Springs in Spartanburg County. “We look for focused, intense damage and that’s what we have here at this apartment complex,” Wilkinson said.Īccording to the NWS’ public information statement, the EF-1 tornado started in Wellford at around 10:20 a.m.
Wilkinson said the track from west of Interstate 26 across the mall area to the Crown Pointe Apartment complex indicated that it was a tornado path. “It’s pretty clear that this was a tornado,” Steve Wilkinson with the NWS said. (WSPA) – National Weather Service officials confirmed Friday that an EF-1 tornado did touch down in Spartanburg Thursday morning. Take a look back at our full weather coverage from Thursday as storms were hitting our area here.
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