Tornado and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, May 25, 1993

Two severe thunderstorms developed and caused quite a bit of damage. A downburst was identified in the area from Fairview to south of Fountain Inn. The damage path was initially about 20 yards wide but spread to about 2 miles wide just before diminishing to a wind speed below severe criteria (where no more damage was found). A number of eye witnesses reported a small but distinct funnel embedded in the area of the downburst. The tornado seemed to be in the center to northern part of the damaged area. The small tornado mostly snapped off some trees. Most of the damage resulted from the downbursts. A porch was torn off a house at Fairview along with some downed trees. In the area between Fountain Inn and Owings some billboards were blown down, vinyl siding was blown off a house, a number of trees were downed (some fell on structures and mobile homes), and a few sheds and outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. Power was off in the area for a few hours. The hailstorm associated with the storm was impressive in amount but only reached marble-size and therefore caused little if any property damage. At Union, trees were downed at several locations in the city, a roof was blown off an outbuilding, and parts of the leachers at the county football stadium were destroyed.