Tornado in NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA
From 27-SEP-04 16:08:00 to 27-SEP-04 16:14:00 (EST)
Location: NEWBERRY
Tornado F-scale: F1
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Roof torn off home with 4 other homes damaged.  Several outbuildings destroyed.  Damage was on SC34, US 176, and BIg Pine road.

Tornado in NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA
From 27-SEP-04 16:44:00 to 27-SEP-04 16:50:00 (EST)
Location: JALAPA
Tornado F-scale: F0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

An F0 touched down on Jalapa road and Indian Creek road taking down trees and doing minor damage to a couple of mobile homes.

Tornado in LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
From 27-SEP-04 16:30:00 to 27-SEP-04 16:32:00 (EST)
Location: LEXINGTON
Tornado F-scale: F0
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

An F0 touchd down on Devils Backbone road in taking down trees which just missed several homes.

Thunderstorm Wind in LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
From 27-SEP-04 18:40:00 to 27-SEP-04 18:50:00 (EST)
Location: GILBERT
Magnitude: 50 EG
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Sheriff reported trees down in the Gilbert area and in Heritage Hills subdivision of Lexington.

Tornado in LEE, SOUTH CAROLINA
From 27-SEP-04 13:03:00 to 27-SEP-04 13:15:00 (EST)
Location: BISHOPVILLE
Tornado F-scale: F0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

An F0 touched down in Bishopville then again in the Lucknow area.  Trees and powerlines were down with minor damage to a couple of homes.

Thunderstorm Wind in RICHLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA
From 27-SEP-04 19:24:00 to 27-SEP-04 19:44:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Sheriff reported scattered trees down around the county.

Thunderstorm Wind in ORANGEBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA
From 27-SEP-04 18:37:00 to 27-SEP-04 18:37:00 (EST)
Location: SPRINGFIELD
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Sheriff reported trees down in the western part of the county.

Tornado in CLARENDON, SOUTH CAROLINA
From 27-SEP-04 09:23:00 to 27-SEP-04 09:29:00 (EST)
Location: ALCOLU
Tornado F-scale: F1
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

An F1 tornado destroyed 2 mobile homes and damaged several others.  Light to moderate damage occurred to the elementary school and its busses.  Severe damage occurred to large open air outbuildings at a mill across the street from the school.

Tornado in AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA
From 27-SEP-04 12:39:00 to 27-SEP-04 12:45:00 (EST)
Location: AIKEN
Tornado F-scale: F0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

An F0 did moderate damage to a barn, camper, and roof of a home.

Funnel Cloud in SALUDA, SOUTH CAROLINA
From 27-SEP-04 14:04:00 to 27-SEP-04 14:04:00 (EST)
Location: RIDGE SPG
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Sheriff reported a funnel north of Ridge Springs.

Tornado in SALUDA, SOUTH CAROLINA
From 27-SEP-04 15:39:00 to 27-SEP-04 15:43:00 (EST)
Location: SALUDA
Tornado F-scale: F0
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

An F0 touched down along Old Chappells road taking down trees.

Thunderstorm Wind in SALUDA, SOUTH CAROLINA
From 27-SEP-04 14:21:00 to 27-SEP-04 14:21:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Magnitude: 50 EG
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

Highway dept. reported scattered trees down around the county.

Funnel Cloud in NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA
From 27-SEP-04 16:00:00 to 27-SEP-04 16:00:00 (EST)
Location: CHAPPELLS
Property damage: 0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Sheriff reported a funnel cloud over Chappells.

Tornado in CHESTERFIELD, SOUTH CAROLINA
From 27-SEP-04 13:30:00 to 27-SEP-04 13:36:00 (EST)
Location: CHESTERFIELD
Tornado F-scale: F0
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

An F0 took down trees, severely damage some wood framed outbuildings and did minor damage to a couple of mobile homes.

Tornado in FAIRFIELD, SOUTH CAROLINA
From 27-SEP-04 20:08:00 to 27-SEP-04 20:12:00 (EST)
Location: RIDGEWAY
Tornado F-scale: F2
Crop damage: 0
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

An F2 tornado destroyed 5 mobile homes, did moderate to severe damage to 2 framed homes and injurred 13 people.  One 57 year old male died.  Two vehicles were moved 20 to 30 yards.