Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, April 8, 2010

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, April 8, 2010
Start: 2010-04-08T16:01
End: 2010-04-08T17:00
Location: South Carolina

April 8, 2010 · NWS GSP · 6 events in 3 counties and zones

A strong cold front crossed the region during the evening hours, triggering severe thunderstorms and a couple non-supercell tornadoes.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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Wind
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Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $105,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 6

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.

A strong cold front crossed the region during the evening hours, triggering severe thunderstorms and a couple non-supercell tornadoes.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 8, 3:42 PM EST, 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 3:42 PM EST, 19 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
442 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION TODAY REACHING THE COAST LATE THIS
EVENING. COOL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK IN BEHIND THE FRONT ON
FRIDAY AND BRING FAIR WEATHER TO THE SOUTHEAST STATES FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...
TOR WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM FOR MUCH OF NE GA UPSTATE SC AND CLT
METRO AREA. LOW LEVEL WIND FIELDS ARE BACKED AHEAD OF APPROACHING
LINE AND LAPS CAPE VALUES ARE 1000+ J/KG. LEWP...BOW ECHOES AND
SUPERCELLS POSSIBLE NEAR AND SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 85 THROUGH
EARLY EVENING.

OTHERWISE...COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON BUT
IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY CROSS NE GA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS FROM W
TO E THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING. ALL GUIDANCE POINTS TO
CLEARING CONDITIONS OUTSIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS BY AROUND 06Z OR SO.
SOME LEFT OVER MOISTURE COMBINED WITH UPSLOPE FLOW WILL MAINTAIN
CLOUDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND MAYBE SOME LINGERING LIGHT SHOWERS.
HOWEVER...MODELS LESS BULLISH ON MEASURABLE UPSLOPE QPF SO HAVE
REDUCED POPS FOR LATE TONIGHT. COULD SEE A FEW FLURRIES ABOVE
4000KFT BEFORE PATCHY PRECIP ENDS LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD EASTWARD ON FRI AND ALONG WITH DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL PRODUCE
CLEAR CONDITIONS AND MAX TEMPS JUST SHY OF CLIMO. USED A MOS BLEND
FOR MIN TEMPS WHICH YIELDED LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S IN THE
MOUNTAINS. WHERE SKIES CLEAR LATE TONIGHT...CAN NOT RULE OUT SOME
PATCHY FROST IN SHELTERED AREAS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 215 PM THURSDAY...DEEP LAYERED DRYING LINGERS ATOP THE REGION
FRIDAY NIGHT AS SFC RIDGING BUILDS IN RESULTING IN EXCELLENT
RADIATIONAL COOLING CONDS. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF A LIGHT
FREEZING ACRS THE NC MTNS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND SOME FROST
DEVELOPMENT ELSEWHERE. SFC RIDGE AXIS TRANSLATES TO THE COAST
SATURDAY AND THE WARM-UP CONTINUES AS MAX TEMPS ARE PROGGED TO
CLIMB TO OR JUST SLIGHTLY ABOVE CLIMO. TRANQUIL WX CONDS CONTINUE
THROUGH SUNDAY UNDER QUASI-ZONAL FLOW ALOFT AND MAXES WARMING TO
A CATEGORY OR TWO ABOVE NORMAL.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 230 PM THURSDAY...SUBTLE BACKDOOR COLD FRONT PROGGED BY HPC TO
DROP SWWD ACRS THE FA MONDAY/MONDAY NIGHT...ACCOMPANIED BY LITTLE IF
ANY SENSIBLE WX/AIRMASS CHANGE. THEN FOR TUESDAY THRU THURSDAY...
CONTINUED QUIET AND MILD WX ON TAP AS UPPER RIDGING AMPLIFIES AND
BUILDS INTO THE EASTERN CONUS BY THE END OF THE PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION /21Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AT KCLT...BRIEF THUNDERSTORM AT AROUND 1730Z MOVED QUICKLY ACROSS
THE AIR FIELD. HOWEVER...EXPECT ANOTHER MORE EXTENSIVE AREA OF
SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE ACROSS THE AIR FIELD IN THE 20-24Z
TIME FRAME. CIGS COULD GO BELOW 2000KFT AND VSBY BLO 3SM FOR A SHORT
PERIOD OF TIME WITH WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 30KT. THE SHOWERS/STORMS
WILL END AS FRONT MOVES EAST OF AIRFIELD AROUND 01Z WITH WINDS
VEERING FROM SW TO NW. EXPECT CLEARING BY 07Z.

ELSEWHERE...AN AREA OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE FROM W TO E
ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS. EXPECT A 2-3 HOUR PERIOD OF MVFR
CIGS/VSBY AS THIS AREAS MOVES THROUGH. COLD FRONT WILL MVOE E OF THE
AREA BY 00Z WITH WINDS VEERING FROM SW TO NW. CLEARING SKIES BY
06Z.

OUTLOOK...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR SEVERAL DAYS BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
     FOR NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505.
SC...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...PAT
NEAR TERM...HG/LG
SHORT TERM...CSH
LONG TERM...CSH
AVIATION...MCAVOY

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 8, 3:43 PM EST, 18 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
443 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ070>072-082-SCZ001>014-019-092045-
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
443 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010

...TORNADO WATCH 66 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT
NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   TORNADO WATCH.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP INTO THIS
EVENING. A COMBINATION OF MODERATE INSTABILITY AND STRONG WINDS
ALOFT WILL RESULT IN A THREAT FOR SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.
THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS...ALTHOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO CANNOT BE
RULED OUT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOONS. DEPENDING UPON HOW MUCH RAIN
FALLS TODAY...HEIGHTENED FIRE DANGER IS POSSIBLE EACH DAY. AREAS
OF FROST MAY ALSO BEEN SEEN EARLY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNINGS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-092045-
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
443 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010

...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER
ACROSS THE AREA INTO THE EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FREEZE WATCH.

RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT
OVER PARTS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA BOTH
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOONS. DEPENDING UPON HOW MUCH RAIN FALLS
TODAY...HEIGHTENED FIRE DANGER IS POSSIBLE EACH DAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ035>037-056-057-068-069-502-504-506>510-092045-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-
GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
443 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP INTO THIS
EVENING. A COMBINATION OF MODERATE INSTABILITY AND STRONG WINDS
ALOFT WILL RESULT IN A THREAT FOR SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.
THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS...ALTHOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO CANNOT BE
RULED OUT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOONS. DEPENDING UPON HOW MUCH RAIN
FALLS TODAY...HEIGHTENED FIRE DANGER IS POSSIBLE EACH DAY. AREAS
OF FROST MAY ALSO BEEN SEEN EARLY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNINGS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

GAZ010-017-092045-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-
443 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOONS. DEPENDING UPON HOW MUCH RAIN
FALLS TODAY...HEIGHTENED FIRE DANGER IS POSSIBLE EACH DAY. AREAS
OF FROST MAY ALSO BEEN SEEN EARLY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNINGS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 8, 12:44 PM EST, 3 hours 17 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
144 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010

NCZ071-072-081815-
CABARRUS-MECKLENBURG-
144 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CABARRUS AND EASTERN
MECKLENBURG COUNTIES THROUGH 215 PM EDT...

AT 140 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH. THE
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR UNC CHARLOTTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

PEOPLE IN CABARRUS AND EASTERN MECKLENBURG COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...

HARRISBURG...CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY...CONCORD AND MOUNT PLEASANT...

SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE
WEATHER THREATEN.

LANE

Special weather statement, Apr 8, 12:58 PM EST, 3 hours 3 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
158 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010

NCZ057-081830-
ROWAN-
158 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN ROWAN COUNTY THROUGH 230
PM EDT...

AT 156 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH. THE
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR KANNAPOLIS...OR 5 MILES NORTH OF CONCORD...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

PEOPLE IN EASTERN ROWAN COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...

LANDIS...CHINA GROVE...GRANITE QUARRY...SALISBURY...SPENCER AND HIGH
ROCK LAKE...

SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE
WEATHER THREATEN.

LANE

Special weather statement, Apr 8, 2:02 PM EST, 1 hour 59 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
302 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010

NCZ035-036-081930-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-
302 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN ALEXANDER AND
NORTHERN IREDELL COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT...

AT 259 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF STONY POINT...OR 10 MILES
EAST OF TAYLORSVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

NED

Special weather statement, Apr 8, 3:00 PM EST, 1 hour 1 minute before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
400 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010

NCZ035-036-056-082030-
ALEXANDER-CATAWBA-IREDELL-
400 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL CATAWBA...NORTHERN
IREDELL AND SOUTHEASTERN ALEXANDER COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT...

AT 358 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CLAREMONT...OR 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF
NEWTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  LOOKOUT SHOALS LAKE...
  STONY POINT...

MOTHBALL SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.

NED

Special weather statement, Apr 8, 3:31 PM EST, 30 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
431 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010

GAZ018-026-028-SCZ001-004-005-010-082100-
ANDERSON-FRANKLIN-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-HART-OCONEE
MOUNTAINS-STEPHENS-
431 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT FRANKLIN...NORTHERN HART...
SOUTHERN OCONEE...SOUTHWESTERN PICKENS...STEPHENS AND WESTERN
ANDERSON COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT...

AT 427 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES NORTH OF
TOCCOA TO 5 MILES SOUTH OF CARNESVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  LAVONIA...
  LAKE HARTWELL...
  WESTMINSTER...
  WALHALLA...
  LAKE KEOWEE...

PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
THESE STORMS.

INTENSE LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID
USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.

NED

Special weather statement, Apr 8, 3:44 PM EST, 17 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
444 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010

SCZ002-003-005-006-082115-
GREATER GREENVILLE-GREATER PICKENS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS
MOUNTAINS-
444 PM EDT THU APR 8 2010

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL GREENVILLE AND PICKENS
COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT...

AT 440 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES SOUTH OF
TABLE ROCK RESERVOIR TO 4 MILES WEST OF NORRIS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
25 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  PICKENS...
  MARIETTA...

PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
THESE STORMS.

NED

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 81 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:57 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

4 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Oconee

When: April 8, 4:01 PM EST to 4:03 PM EST
Where: Oconee County, 0.45 mi WSW of Fair Play to 0.29 mi ESE of Fair Play
Rating: EF0
Path length: 0.7 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates: 34.517, -82.987

A short tornado track was surveyed in the Fair Play community. The tornado touched down along highway 59 between Cleveland Creek Rd and Doctors Rd. Part of the roof was blown off a manufactured home at this location, and numerous trees were snapped off or uprooted. The tornado continued in a northeast direction toward the Pine Grove Rd area, where damage to trees continued near the intersection of Grant Rd. The tornado appeared to dissipate in this area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When: April 8, 4:18 PM EST
Where: Anderson County, 3.21 mi W of (And)anderson Co Arp
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 34.495, -82.776

Trees were blown down along highway 187 near Lake Hartwell.

Tornado, Anderson

When: April 8, 4:26 PM EST to 4:30 PM EST
Where: Anderson County, 1.83 mi E of La France to 3.49 mi ENE of La France
Rating: EF1
Path length: 2.04 mi
Path width: 75 yd
Property damage: $100,000
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates: 34.623, -82.718

A tornado damage path began in the Harper Rd area of Pendleton. A large detached garage had its windward-facing doors blown in. This caused a large cargo door on the back side of the garage to blow out. Several horse stables on Harper Rd had metal roofs partially peeled back or blown off. Numerous trees were snapped off in this area, with a few large trees uprooted. The tornado continued northeast to Liberty Highway, just south of the Cherry St extension. The metal roofing was partially torn off a barn at this location, and several outbuildings were damaged or blown away. A large, well-constructed home received minor eaves damage. The tornado turned in a more east northeasterly direction at this point, dissipating shortly after crossing Liberty Highway.

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When: April 8, 4:29 PM EST
Where: Anderson County, 4.28 mi ENE of Denver
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 34.598, -82.658

Trees were blown down near I-85 north of Anderson.

Thunderstorm Wind, Anderson

When: April 8, 4:34 PM EST
Where: Anderson County, 7.16 mi WNW of Cheddar
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 34.622, -82.615

Trees were blown down near mile marker 26 on Interstate 85.

Thunderstorm Wind, Greenville

When: April 8, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Greenville County, 1.09 mi SW of Greenville Donaldson
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 34.757, -82.391

Power lines were blown down along highway 25 near the Donaldson Center. A couple trees were blown down in the area as well.

What these are

Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in South Carolina in 2010 Every state in 2010 This day in weather history The tornado archive for South Carolina, 2010 Warnings in South Carolina, April 2010

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 226817, 226664, 226821, 226811, 226663, 226809.