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NWUS52 KGSP 182105
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
505 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
..REMARKS..
0711 AM TORNADO 2 SSE MARS HILL 35.81N 82.54W
03/16/2026 MADISON NC NWS STORM SURVEY
A BRIEF EF-0 TORNADO WITH PEAK ESTIMATED
WINDS AROUND 75 MPH TOUCHED DOWN JUST SOUTH
OF MARS HILL NEAR INTERSTATE 26. IT TRAVELED
FOR ABOUT HALF A MILE, UPROOTING SEVERAL
TREES AND SNAPPING BRANCHES BEFORE LIFTING.
0715 AM TORNADO 4 E MARS HILL 35.83N 82.48W
03/16/2026 MADISON NC NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-0 TORNADO WITH PEAK ESTIMATED WINDS
AROUND 80 MPH TOUCHED DOWN SEVERAL MILES
EAST OF MARS HILL, UPROOTING AND SNAPPING
NUMEROUS TREES. A PATH OF DAMAGE WAS EVIDENT
FOR A LITTLE OVER 2 MILES ALONG PAINT FORK
ROAD BEFORE DISAPPEARING INTO THE HIGHER
TERRAIN APPROACHING CHESTNUT MOUNTAIN.
0832 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 N GAFFNEY 35.08N 81.65W
03/16/2026 CHEROKEE SC NWS STORM SURVEY
AN NWS DAMAGE SURVEY CONFIRMED THAT
STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS PEAKING AT 75 MPH STRUCK
GAFFNEY, CAUSING LOCALIZED STRUCTURAL AND
TREE DAMAGE. THE WINDS RIPPED A METAL ROOF
CANOPY OFF A SMALL BUSINESS, STRUCTURALLY
SHIFTED A NEARBY STORE, AND UPROOTED A LARGE
TREE.
JRK
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