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Snow Squalls in the Northeast U.S. on Thursday; Heavy Rain Along the Gulf Coast

An arctic cold front will move through the Great Lakes and Northeast on Thursday, bringing moderate to heavy snow, strong winds, and possible whiteout conditions through Thursday afternoon. A storm system interacting with Gulf moisture will bring moderate to heavy rainfall to the western and central Gulf Coast on Thursday. Isolated instances of flash flooding will be possible. Read More >


Fairfield County Damage Pictures

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
301 PM EDT MON MAY 03 2010  
   
.TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON  
   
.DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.  
  
            ..REMARKS..  
  
1027 AM     TORNADO          9 SE CARLISLE           34.51N 81.33W   
05/03/2010                   FAIRFIELD          SC   NWS STORM SURVEY  
  
            AN EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN NORTHWEST FAIRFIELD COUNTY  
            NEAR SC215 AND SHELTON ROAD AND CONTINUED EAST AND PEAKED  
            NEAR CLOWNEY ROAD TAKING DOWN MANY TREES AND DOING MINOR   
            DAMAGE TO A HOME AND OUTBUILDINGS.