Weak Tornado Confirmed Near Vance, SC

NWS Columbia System Upgrade 5/5-5/7: Limited Impacts

The National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Forecast Office in Columbia, SC will be conducting a required, scheduled update to their Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) from Monday May 5, 2025 through approximately Wednesday May 7, 2025. During the time of the update, forecast operations will be conducted by our service back-up office in Greenville-Spartanburg, SC to minimize ... Read More >

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 133 PM EDT MON SEP 8 2014 ...WEAK SHORT LIVED TORNADO CONFIRMED SUNDAY AFTERNOON NEAR VANCE SC... A TEAM FROM NWS COLUMBIA SC SURVEYED THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED AROUND 2:27 PM EDT SUNDAY AFTERNOON ABOUT 1 MILE ESE OF VANCE SC...AND DETERMINED THAT A WEAK TORNADO...EF-0 ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE...OCCURRED. AN INTERMITTENT EF0 TORNADO TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED. THE DAMAGE PATH WAS APPROXIMATELY 30 YARDS WIDE...AND WAS ABOUT A HALF A MILE LONG. TWO THIRDS OF A ROOF WAS TORN FROM A MOBILE HOME...AND SEVERAL YARD ITEMS WERE DAMAGED...ON PEACH ORCHARD STREET. ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS UP TO 80 MPH. TORNADO DURATION APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE.