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Dangerous Heat and Heavy Rainfall into the Weekend

Hot temperatures and high humidity are forecast to continue across the mid-Mississippi Valley into this weekend. Heat Advisories remain in effect. Heavy to excessive rainfall occurring at times through the weekend could bring areas of flooding to parts of the northern Rockies, upper Midwest, central Great Lakes, and southern New England. 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.