Above Normal Temperatures, Strong Thunderstorms, Tropical Development Being Monitored

Well above normal temperatures are forecast to shift from the northern Plains through the Northeast U.S. over the long holiday weekend. A few strong to severe thunderstorm will be possible as well along with a potential for excessive rainfall. A tropical or subtropical depression could form off the Southeast U.S. coast over the weekend while drifting northward to northeastward. Read More >

The National Weather Service in Columbia confirmed that an EF1 tornado touched down at Ft.Jackson in South Carolina on March 3rd, 2019.

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Fort Jackson personnel surveyed damage on the base and provided the National Weather Service with detailed damage photos which are consistent with a tornado. The tornado uprooted and snapped multiple pine trees in the vicinity of Park Road near Gills Creek. The tornado touched down about half a mile southeast of the intersection of Percival Road and Alpine Road. The tornado path length was approximately 0.6 miles with a width of about 200 yards.

Statistics Summary of the EF-1 Tornado at Ft.Jackson in SC on March 3rd, 2019