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April 10th, 2009 Preliminary Storm Reports

This page displays storm reports received by WFO Columbia, along with warnings issued by WFO Columbia and surrounding offices, during the April 10th, 2009 Severe Weather Event. Blue polygons are Severe Thunderstorm Warnings, and Red Polygons are Tornado Warnings. Storm reports are preliminary, and have not been verified for accuracy unless otherwise noted.

Note: All data are considered preliminary

TORNADO REPORTS

Date	Time	Type	Location	County	State	Rec'd From	Comments
04/11/2009	0140 AM		GROVETOWN	COLUMBIA	GA	AMATEUR RADIO	JAMES RICHARDSON HAM OPERATOR CALL SIGN AH6 IW REPORTED POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE IN GROVETOWN. TIME UNKNOWN. TREES DOWN AND TWISTED.
04/10/2009	1054 PM		3 SW AUGUSTA	RICHMOND	GA	AMATEUR RADIO	HOUSE HIT BY TORNADO IN RICHMOND CO ON PRIMROSE DR. INFO MONITORED ON RICHMOND FIRE SERVICE DISPATCH CHANNEL.
04/10/2009	0950 PM		GROVETOWN	COLUMBIA	GA	LAW ENFORCEMENT	POSSIBLE TORNADO REPORTED BY GROVETOWN POLICE.
04/10/2009	0950 PM		2 WSW AUGUSTA	RICHMOND	GA	AMATEUR RADIO	TORNADO ON GROUND REPORTED BY HAM RADIO OPERATOR NEAR BOBBY JONES XPWY AND GORDON HWY
04/10/2009	0837 PM		2 S JONESVILLE	UNION	SC	EMERGENCY MNGR	DAMAGE TO AT LEAST 4 MOBILE HOMES. ONE TURNED 180 DEGREES. DEBRIS IN TREES. NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED. OTHER DAMAGE TO CEDAR HILL TEXTILE PLANT.
04/10/2009	0810 PM		3 SE BROADWAY LAKE	ANDERSON	SC	NWS EMPLOYEE	LARGE TREE ON A HOUSE...OTHER TREES DOWN AND CARS REPORTED FLIPPED.
04/10/2009	0723 PM		2 SE TOWNVILLE	ANDERSON	SC	COUNTY OFFICIAL	POSSIBLE TORNADO...DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOME REPORTED
04/10/2009	0715 PM		2 S PENDLETON	ANDERSON	SC	PUBLIC	BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN...DEBRIS OBSERVED IN DISTANCE AND TREE LIMBS DOWN. ALSO HAD 1 INCH HAIL.
04/10/2009	0710 PM		SIX MILE	PICKENS	SC	COUNTY OFFICIAL	BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN
04/10/2009	0702 PM		3 NE SENECA	OCONEE	SC	AMATEUR RADIO	HAM RADIO OPERATORS REPORT TORNADO ON THE GROUND CROSSING A FIELD. NO REPORT OF DAMAGE AT THE TIME. LOCATION BETWEEN POPLAR SPRINGS ROAD AND HIGHWAY 123
04/10/2009	0656 PM		1 W WALHALLA	OCONEE	SC	TRAINED SPOTTER	BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN NEAR WALHALLA
04/10/2009	0630 PM		12 W WALHALLA	OCONEE	SC	PUBLIC	PUBLIC REPORTED BRIEF TORNADO.

WIND REPORTS

Date	Time	Speed (MPH)	Location	County	State	Rec'd From	Comments
04/11/2009	1230 AM		BALDOCK	ALLENDALE	SC	EMERGENCY MNGR	POSSIBLE TORNADO. NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN THE BALDOCK AREA NEAR HWY 125 AND HWY 3. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
04/11/2009	0308 AM		TUCKASEE KING	EFFINGHAM	GA	EMERGENCY MNGR	EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE...DOWNED POWERLINES AND SEVERAL DAMAGED PORCHES ALONG TUCKASEE KING RD...KING BLVD AND MORGAN CEMETERY RD. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.
04/11/2009	0208 AM		WILMINGTON	NEW HANOVER	NC	BROADCAST MEDIA	REPORTS OF LARGE LIMBS AND A FEW TREES DOWN IN PARTS OF DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON ALONG ORANGE...RANKIN...AND CASTLE STREETS. ONE LARGE LIMB FELL ON A HOUSE WITH SOME DAMAGE REPORTED.
04/10/2009	1157 PM		2 S NEW ELLENTON	AIKEN	SC	AMATEUR RADIO	TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN 2 MILES SOUTH OF NEW ELLENTON IN AIKEN COUNTY. DAMAGE TO HOUSES. TREE ON HOUSE WITH CHILD TRAPPED INSIDE.
04/10/2009	1155 PM		7 S KEYSVILLE	BURKE	GA	AMATEUR RADIO	TREE DOWN BLOCKING WILLIAM TINDLEY ROAD IN BURKE COUNTY NEAR SAINT CLAIRE.
04/10/2009	1130 PM		7 S KEYSVILLE	BURKE	GA	LAW ENFORCEMENT	NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ALONG ROUTE 305. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
04/10/2009	1130 PM		2 NNW WAYNESBORO	BURKE	GA	LAW ENFORCEMENT	NUMEROUS TREES DOWN NEAR HWY 25 AND COHEN ROAD. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
04/10/2009	1130 PM		2 W AUGUSTA	RICHMOND	GA	EMERGENCY MNGR	POWER OUTAGES. SEVERAL ROOFS BLOWN OFF HOUSES. TREES DOWN. DAMAGE WAS ON BARTON CHAPEL ROAD NEAR HWY 78 AND SCOTT RD AT PEACH ORCHARD NEAR HWY 25.
04/10/2009	1130 PM		4 W NEW ELLENTON	AIKEN	SC	AMATEUR RADIO	SILVER BLUFF FIRE DEPARTMENT DESTROYED. BUILDING WAS LEVLED BY WIND DAMAGE.
04/10/2009	1038 PM		5 W AUGUSTA	RICHMOND	GA	AMATEUR RADIO	POSSIBLE TORNADO VICINITY OF BARTON CHAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON BARTON CHAPEL RD IN RICHMOND COUNTY. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. POWER LINES DOWN. METAL ROOFIING MATERIAL TWISTED IN TREES. INJURED PEOPLE BEING TREATED ON THE SCENE. POSSIBLE TORNADO ON COLUMBIA COUNTY AND RICHMOND COUNTY LINE MOVING TOWARD MARTINEZ.
04/10/2009	1030 PM		GROVETOWN	COLUMBIA	GA	PUBLIC	LARGE TREE DOWN ON RAILROAD AVE
04/10/2009	1030 PM		4 N HARLEM	COLUMBIA	GA	EMERGENCY MNGR	POWERLINES AND TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE.
04/10/2009	1030 PM		6 W NEW ELLENTON	AIKEN	SC	AMATEUR RADIO	7 MOBILE HOMES BLOWN OFF FOUNDATIONS. OCCUPANTS TRAPPED INSIDE. NO REPORTS OF INJURIES OR DEATHS. NEAR INTERSECTION OF HWYS 302 AND 278.
04/10/2009	1010 PM		6 S MONROE	UNION	NC	COUNTY OFFICIAL	TREES DOWN ON SANDY RIDGE ROAD NEAR PLYER MILL ROAD.
04/10/2009	0950 PM		3 SSE THOMSON	MCDUFFIE	GA	EMERGENCY MNGR	TREES DOWN ON MAY ROAD.
04/10/2009	0945 PM		SALUDA	SALUDA	SC	EMERGENCY MNGR	MULTIPLE TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE.
04/10/2009	0920 PM		1 S ROCK HILL	YORK	SC	COUNTY OFFICIAL	ONE TREE DOWN IN LESLIE AREA ON S SIDE OF ROCK HILL.
04/10/2009	0850 PM		GREENWOOD	GREENWOOD	SC	TRAINED SPOTTER	NUMEROUS LARGE TREES DOWN ACROSS SOUTH SIDE OF GREENWOOD. MANY ROADS BLOCKED BY FALLEN TREES AND POWER LINES.
04/10/2009	0850 PM		2 E LOCKHART	CHESTER	SC	COUNTY OFFICIAL	TWO TREES DOWN IN NORTHWEST PART OF COUNTY TOWARD LOCKHART.
04/10/2009	0840 PM		LAURENS	LAURENS	SC	COUNTY OFFICIAL	NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
04/10/2009	0840 PM		3 SE MOUNT CARMEL	MCCORMICK	SC	COUNTY OFFICIAL	TWO TRES DOWN ON HYW 81 NEAR WILLINGTON
04/10/2009	0830 PM		ABBEVILLE	ABBEVILLE	SC	TRAINED SPOTTER	SPOTTER REPORTED GETTING INFORMATION FROM VARIOUS SOURCES IN THE COUNTY. POWER IS OUT FOR MUCH OF ABBEVILLE COUNTY SO THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE WILL BE EVALUATED THEN. THERE ARE REPORTS OF DAMAGE TO A MOBILE HOME PARK AS WELL AS MANY STANDING HOMES. ONE REPORT OF A HOUSE THAT WAS ON A HILL THAT IS APPARENTLY NOT THERE ANYMORE. DAMAGE IS MOST EXTENSIVE AROUND THE CITY OF ABBEVILLE BUT TREES AND LARGE LIMBS DOWN AROUND CALHOUN FALLS.
04/10/2009	0805 PM		ANDERSON	ANDERSON	SC	TRAINED SPOTTER	POWER LINES AND STREET SIGN BLOWN DOWN BY HIGH WINDS
04/10/2009	0745 PM		ANDERSON	ANDERSON	SC	NEWSPAPER	TREES AND POWER LINES DONW IN TOWN
04/10/2009	0745 PM		GREENVILLE	GREENVILLE	SC	AMATEUR RADIO	TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN NEAR GREENVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
04/10/2009	0706 PM	E60 M	LAVONIA	FRANKLIN	GA	TRAINED SPOTTER	VERY STRONG WINDS AND OBSERVED A FUNNEL CLOUD. ELECTRIC TRANSFORMER ALSO EXPLODED NEARBY.
04/10/2009	0604 PM		4 NW HAYESVILLE	CLAY	NC	LAW ENFORCEMENT	SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN THE FIRES CREEK AREA. REPORTED BY DISPATCH.
04/10/2009	0117 PM		4 ESE ROBBINSVILLE	GRAHAM	NC	COUNTY OFFICIAL	FEW TREES DOWN NEAR FRANKS CREEK.

HAIL REPORTS

Date	Time	Size (in)	Location	County	State	Rec'd From	Comments
04/11/2009	1236 AM	1.00	3 SSE BARNWELL	BARNWELL	SC	LAW ENFORCEMENT	BARNWELL COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTED ONE INCH HAIL AT INTERSECTION OF HWYS 278/3/300.
04/10/2009	1030 PM	0.88	3 ENE CAMDEN	KERSHAW	SC	LAW ENFORCEMENT	NICKEL SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY SHERIFF
04/10/2009	1030 PM	1.75	EVANS	COLUMBIA	GA	EMERGENCY MNGR	MARBLE TO GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL ON VEHICLES.
04/10/2009	1011 PM	0.75	LEXINGTON	LEXINGTON	SC	PUBLIC	EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN 956 PM 04/10/2009 AND 1011 PM 04/10/2009
04/10/2009	1006 PM	0.50	LEXINGTON	LEXINGTON	SC	PUBLIC	EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN 951 PM 04/10/2009 AND 1006 PM 04/10/2009
04/10/2009	1002 PM	0.25	IRMO	RICHLAND	SC	PUBLIC	EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN 947 PM 04/10/2009 AND 1002 PM 04/10/2009
04/10/2009	0959 PM	0.25	COLUMBIA	LEXINGTON	SC	PUBLIC	EVENT OCCURRED BETWEEN 944 PM 04/10/2009 AND 959 PM 04/10/2009
04/10/2009	0954 PM	0.88	IRMO	RICHLAND	SC	NWS EMPLOYEE	NICKEL SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN IRMO
04/10/2009	0950 PM	0.88	2 W LEXINGTON	LEXINGTON	SC	PUBLIC	NICKEL SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY PUBLIC
04/10/2009	0945 PM	0.88	RIDGE SPRING	SALUDA	SC	EMERGENCY MNGR	NICKEL SIZED HAIL COVERING GROUND 1-2 INCHES DEEP
04/10/2009	0940 PM	0.88	3 WNW BATESBURG	SALUDA	SC	PUBLIC	NICKEL SIZED HAIL AT QUICK STOP
04/10/2009	0930 PM	0.75	PROSPERITY	NEWBERRY	SC	AMATEUR RADIO	REPORTED BY HAM RADIO OPERATOR
04/10/2009	0927 PM	0.88	ESE JOHNSTON	EDGEFIELD	SC	PUBLIC	NICKEL SIZED HAIL COVERING PARKING LOT AT QUICK STOP IN JOHNSTON
04/10/2009	0917 PM	0.88	5 SSW SILVERSTREET	SALUDA	SC	STORM CHASER	NICKEL SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER
04/10/2009	0916 PM	1.00	8 WNW SALUDA	SALUDA	SC	LAW ENFORCEMENT	QUARTER SIZED HAIL NEAR FRUIT HILL RD
04/10/2009	0915 PM	0.50	SILVERSTREET	NEWBERRY	SC	AMATEUR RADIO	MARBLE SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN SILVERSTREET BY HAM RADIO OPERATOR
04/10/2009	0900 PM	1.75	5 SE GREENWOOD	GREENWOOD	SC	AMATEUR RADIO
04/10/2009	0849 PM	0.88	7 WSW MOUNT CARMEL	LINCOLN	GA	EMERGENCY MNGR	NICKEL SIZED HAIL ON HWY 79 NORTH OF BEULAH.
04/10/2009	0845 PM	0.75	6 E ABBEVILLE	ABBEVILLE	SC	AMATEUR RADIO	PEA TO PENNY SIZED HAIL REPORTED NEAR THE ABBEVILLE GREENWOOD COUNTY BORDER.
04/10/2009	0845 PM	0.25	6 E ABBEVILLE	ABBEVILLE	SC	AMATEUR RADIO	PEA TO PENNY SIZED HAIL REPORTED NEAR THE ABBEVILLE GREENWOOD COUNTY BORDER.
04/10/2009	0840 PM	0.75	2 N MCCORMICK	MCCORMICK	SC	COUNTY OFFICIAL	PENNY SIZED HAIL ON CHESTNUT RD NR MCCORMICK
04/10/2009	0840 PM	0.75	LAURENS	LAURENS	SC	AMATEUR RADIO
04/10/2009	0830 PM	1.00	4 SSW MOUNT CARMEL	MCCORMICK	SC	OTHER FEDERAL	QUARTER SIZED HAIL AT MT CARMEL CAMPGROUND
04/10/2009	0830 PM	0.75	GRAY COURT	LAURENS	SC	AMATEUR RADIO	BASED ON RADAR...MOST LARGE HAIL SOUTH OF GRAY COURT.
04/10/2009	0828 PM	0.75	CALHOUN FALLS	ABBEVILLE	SC	AMATEUR RADIO	BASED ON RADAR...MOST LARGE HAIL NORTH TO NORTHEAST OF CALHOUN FALLS.
04/10/2009	0655 PM	1.75	EASTANOLEE	STEPHENS	GA	COUNTY OFFICIAL
04/10/2009	0654 PM	1.00	5 S TOCCOA	STEPHENS	GA	TRAINED SPOTTER
04/10/2009	0650 PM	0.88	4 NE TOCCOA	STEPHENS	GA	COUNTY OFFICIAL
04/10/2009	0600 PM	0.75	GASTONIA	GASTON	NC	PUBLIC
04/10/2009	0555 PM	1.00	SW SEAGROVE	RANDOLPH	NC	TRAINED SPOTTER	SPOTTER REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL
04/10/2009	0545 PM	0.75	WSW SEAGROVE	RANDOLPH	NC	TRAINED SPOTTER	OBSERVED IN SEAGROVE
04/10/2009	0545 PM	0.75	GASTONIA	GASTON	NC	TRAINED SPOTTER
04/10/2009	0540 PM	0.88	PENNINGTON GAP	LEE	VA	TRAINED SPOTTER
04/10/2009	0535 PM	0.75	6 E ELDORADO	MONTGOMERY	NC	PUBLIC	PENNY SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED ALONG FLINT HILL ROAD...WEST OF HWY 134
04/10/2009	0525 PM	1.75	4 SSW ELDORADO	MONTGOMERY	NC	LAW ENFORCEMENT	GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED
04/10/2009	0515 PM	1.75	6 NNW ALBEMARLE	STANLY	NC	TRAINED SPOTTER	REPORTED BY A SKYWARN SPOTTER IN THE COMMUNITY OF NEW LONDON.
04/10/2009	0510 PM	1.75	3 N PLYLER	STANLY	NC	PUBLIC	PUBLIC REPORT OF GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AT ROGERS ROAD.
04/10/2009	0510 PM	1.00	6 NNW ALBEMARLE	STANLY	NC	AMATEUR RADIO	NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 740 AND HWY 52
04/10/2009	0500 PM	0.88	5 E CONCORD	CABARRUS	NC	TRAINED SPOTTER	ONE INCH OF HAIL ON THE GROUND
04/10/2009	0445 PM	1.25	MOUNT PLEASANT	CABARRUS	NC	PUBLIC
04/10/2009	0441 PM	1.00	5 E CENTER CITY CHA	MECKLENBURG	NC	LAW ENFORCEMENT
04/10/2009	0430 PM	1.00	4 N CHARLOTTE	MECKLENBURG	NC	TRAINED SPOTTER
04/10/2009	0429 PM	0.75	3 E CENTER CITY CHA	MECKLENBURG	NC	PUBLIC
04/10/2009	0425 PM	0.75	7 N GREENVILLE	GREENVILLE	SC	TRAINED SPOTTER
04/10/2009	0420 PM	0.75	KANNAPOLIS	CABARRUS	NC	PUBLIC
04/10/2009	0420 PM	1.00	2 S CELO	YANCEY	NC	CO-OP OBSERVER	PEA TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL FELL FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND COVERED THE GROUND.
04/10/2009	0350 PM	0.75	LAWNDALE	CLEVELAND	NC	TRAINED SPOTTER	HW 182 NEAR LAWNDALE.
04/10/2009	0348 PM	0.75	GROVER	CLEVELAND	NC	PUBLIC
04/10/2009	0245 PM	0.88	SIMPSONVILLE	GREENVILLE	SC	LAW ENFORCEMENT
04/10/2009	0243 PM	0.75	GREENVILLE	GREENVILLE	SC	PUBLIC
04/10/2009	0205 PM	0.75	2 WSW FAIR PLAY	OCONEE	SC	TRAINED SPOTTER	SPOTTER REPORTS 1/4 TO 3/4 INCH HAIL FALLING ABOUT 1 MILE NORTH OF EXIT 1 ON I-85.
04/10/2009	0130 PM	0.75	10 NW HARTWELL	HART	GA	PUBLIC
04/10/2009	0123 PM	0.88	PELZER	ANDERSON	SC	PUBLIC
04/10/2009	0117 PM	1.00	6 SW TOCCOA	STEPHENS	GA	TRAINED SPOTTER	SPOTTER ALSO RECORDED 48 MPH WINDS.
04/10/2009	0117 PM	0.75	3 S DACUSVILLE	PICKENS	SC	TRAINED SPOTTER
04/10/2009	0117 PM	1.50	BATESVILLE	HABERSHAM	GA	PUBLIC	CAR DAMAGED.
04/10/2009	0117 PM	1.00	CONCORD	CABARRUS	NC	PUBLIC
04/10/2009	0117 PM	0.75	CONCORD	CABARRUS	NC	PUBLIC
04/10/2009	0117 PM	0.75	SIMPSONVILLE	GREENVILLE	SC	FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
04/10/2009	0115 PM	0.75	5 NW ANDERSON	ANDERSON	SC	TRAINED SPOTTER	SPOTTER REPORTS 3/4 INCH HAIL ON CLEMSON BLVD...ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF I-85.
04/10/2009	0108 PM	0.75	4 NW ANDERSON	ANDERSON	SC	TRAINED SPOTTER	SPOTTER REPORTS 3/4 INCH HAIL ABOUT 3 MILES NORTH OF THE ANDERSON COUNTY AIRPORT.

FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTS

Date	Time	Type	Location	County	State	Rec'd From	Comments
04/10/2009	1115 PM		AIKEN	AIKEN	SC	PUBLIC
04/10/2009	0705 PM		2 NW LAVONIA	FRANKLIN	GA	PUBLIC

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