There were no injuries reported with the tornado, the NWS said. NWS officials said the damage began in the Clevedale area, just south of Highway 29 and moved east toward Highway 29 and Interstate 26.The damage included a tree on a house, damage to a billboard and business signs, roof damage on homes and apartments, broken power poles and snapped trees.
Mark Nelson and his daughter, Sophie, were shocked by the damage to their home, showing Shamlian the wreckage. There were destroyed homes, countless uprooted trees and downed power lines, CBS News correspondent Janet Shamlian reports. EF1 tornado touched down in Spartanburg, South Carolina, February 6, 2020: DAMAGE BEGAN IN THE CLEVEDALE AREA, JUST SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 29, WEST OF SPARTANBURG. The weather system left a path of destruction across the South, damaging homes, downing power lines and causing several crashes. NOW POWER CREWS ARE WORKING TO QUICKLY AND SAFELY GET THE LIGHTS BACK ON. IF YOU DRIVE DOWN AND YOU LOOK 29 YOU’LL SEE EXACTLY WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT. Residents desribed a "wispy" funnel that first touched down in a field, damaged a carport, and uprooted several trees as it moved into a wooded area.
The storm prompted a tornado warning … NWS officials said the storm strengthened as it moved along West Main Street toward downtown.They said an outbuilding was destroyed. At least four people have died. Watch it below: There were many tornado warnings Thursday in several counties, including Laurens, Abbeville, Anderson, Spartanburg, Cherokee, Greenwood and Greenville.WYFF 4 received several pictures from viewers of damage around Spartanburg.
Roughly 55 million Americans are under weather alerts Friday from Mississippi to Maine.A possible tornado touched down in Spartanburg, South Carolina Thursday. The tornado had estimated maximum winds speeds of 110 mph.
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There were no injuries reported with the tornado, the NWS said. Sky 4 flew over Spartanburg Friday morning and saw extensive damage. It had a width of 100 yards and was on the ground for 10 miles. Hearst Television participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on purchases made through our links to retailer sites.Damage in Spartanburg was from EF1 tornado, NWS confirms
The tornado had estimated maximum winds speeds of 110 mph. OUR RENEE WUNDERLICH IS LIVE IN SPARTANBURG NOW, WITH THE LATEST.
The National Weather Service has confirmed the damage in Spartanburg from Thursday's storms was from an EF1 tornado. SNOW SHOWERS SATURDAY AND I WILL TIME IT OUT FOR YOU. "If someone had been in there when this came down, they wouldn't be with us now," Nelson said.
Stream CBSN live or on demand for FREE on your TV, computer, tablet, or smartphone. NIGEL: RIGHT NOW, PARTS OF SPARTANBURG ARE STARTING THE RECOVERY PROCESS, AFTER A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AND LEFT MILES LONG TRAIL OF DAMAGE. ©2020, Hearst Television Inc. on behalf of WYFF-TV. TH NEIGHBORHOOD DECIMATED BY THE TORNADO YESTERDAY. It had a width of 100 yards and was on the ground for 10 miles. WYFF 4 received several pictures from viewers of damage around Spartanburg. The National Weather Service has confirmed the damage in Spartanburg from Thursday's storms was from an EF1 tornado.NWS officials said it happened at 10:20 a.m. in Wellford. RENEE: NEIGHBORS SAY THE ARE WORKING TO LOOK OUT FOR THEMSELVES AND OTHERS AS CREWS CONTINUE TO REPAIR. AFTER TREES CAME CRASHI DOWN, EXCLUSIVE SKY 4 FOOTAGE SHOWS THE DEVASTATION AFTER A TORNADO RIPPED THROUGH SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA. A brief, weak tornado touched down just southwest of Perrin Circle in Laurens County Wednesday evening around 830 PM. NIGEL: IN ALL, THE PATH STRETCHED 10 MILES.