MOORE, S.C. — The National Weather Service confirmed Sunday that a weak tornado hit near Moore in upstate South Carolina on Saturday.
Surveyors say the EF-O tornado had top winds of 80 mph and a path o. The storm touched down at 6:41 p.m. Saturday, damaging a roof, an enclosed porch and some trees.
We have confirmed an EF0 tornado from Saturday evening. The tornado passed through the Reidville/Moore area. More information can be found at this link: https://t.co/G2AiU9sM2X #scwx pic.twitter.com/ZJee0lc7G6
— NWS GSP (@NWSGSP) April 11, 2021
Officials said a car flipped and a CVS pharmacy was damaged in the Oconee County town of Seneca. Trees and power lines were reported downed in Spartanburg and Greenville counties. There was also some roof damage, and a radio tower was snapped.
Seneca Fire Chief Richie Caudill told WCIV that a driver was sitting at a traffic signal when winds flipped the car. The woman suffered minor injuries.
The storm came nearly a year to the day after a tornado hit Seneca in the middle of the night, killing a security guard when a Borg Warner auto parts factory was heavily damaged. The Weather Service says the EF-3 tornado had top winds of 160 mph and was the strongest recorded in the region since 1994.
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