Lexington county near steedman was due to a microburst and not a tornado. A microburst is a very strong gust of wind that hits the ground and spreads out. Wis mike desumma is live where the damage was reported. Len here at tracys logging company the cleanup from that damage is well underway. You can kind of see how much of an area was impacted when the force of the winds spread out. A home that sits across the the National Weather service concluded the winds from this microburst reached up to 70 miles per hour. Workers here at the logging company it was around 1 30 when a heavy rain was coming down. That was then followed by the high winds that stripped roofs knocking debris into trees. A tractor trailer on the property was also left on its side. Several workers told me yesterday they took shelter and watched all of the destruction unfold. Owners say theyre just thankful no one was hurt when the storm came through. They say at this point theyre still trying to determine the cost of rep
Afternoon and skies will clear. Middle 30s friday morning to upper 20s saturday. Still thinking low pressure will form off the coast late saturday into sunday. This will give us a slight chance of showers early its a day of cleanup and adding up the damage following yesterdays Severe Weather. Thats been case especially near leesville where high winds packed a real punch. Scientist concluded today that it was caused by a microburst. Wiss mike desumma joins us from steedman near leesville with more on that. Mike. Dawndy, charles that official word came from the National Weather service earlier today. In the end it was microburst not a tornado that came through tracys logging company yesterday. Still the high winds it brought did leave a mark on the business. A microburst is caused when a huge burst of downward air hits the ground and then spreads out. Meteorologists believe this specific one had winds speeds of up to 70 mph. They were Strong Enough to knock over a trailer and completely
Still thinking low pressure will form off the coast late saturday into sunday. This will give us a slight chance of showers early sunday well feel the chill most of next week with well below normal temperatures. Confirmed tornado to the area yesterday. Multiple witnesses captured a funnel cloud moving over the West Columbia area. Video sent to wis shows what it looked like to the east toward i77. The National Weather Service Confirms that an efzero tornado touched down just north of the State Farmers Market in the town of pine ridge. There have been no reports of any injuries. Parts of lexington county were right in the tornados path. A gymnasium at grace chapel on had some significant damage after two sheet metal doors were ripped out and ended up in a nearby cemetery. Department of transportation crews were out clearing treesone major one that blocked a portion of dixiana road. Workers at a local leesville logging company were left cleaning up after the strong storm ripped through th
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