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Severe Thunderstorm and Tropical Storm Bertha Impacts

Numerous severe thunderstorms are expected across a broad region from the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast States today into tonight. Swaths of damaging wind gusts are expected and some tornadoes are possible. Bertha is expected to bring tropical storm conditions to portions of the Gulf Coast from the Florida Panhandle westward to southeastern Louisiana later today and Wednesday. 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.