NWS Says EF-2 Tornado Touched Down in Spartanburg, South Carolina

The National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg, SC office says that an EF-2 tornado touched down in Spartanburg on Monday, October 23.

A CONFIRMED EF-2 tornado moved through Spartanburg, SC yesterday per the NWS in Greenville/Spartanburg pic.twitter.com/OP0bY4O4yW

— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) October 24, 2017

A Tornado Watch was issued Monday afternoon by the National Weather Service extending into the evening.

ALERT! #Tornado Watch in effect until 9pm tonight for the following cities in the Carolinas and Georgia. #GAwx #NCwx #SCwx pic.twitter.com/WowdXGI8GY

— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) October 23, 2017

Severe storms rolled through the area, prompting both tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings.

By 5 p.m. on Monday, there were already multiple reports of tornadoes around Spartanburg and Hickory.

#Tornado Reports: By 5pm Monday, there were several reports of tornadoes in the #Carolinas, including the #Spartanburg & #Hickory areas. pic.twitter.com/KBtiq21vy1

— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) October 23, 2017

On Tuesday, the NWS confirmed that an EF-2 tornado hit the Spartanburg area.

Possible tornado damage was also seen at the Hickory Regional Airport, where major damage to planes and hangars was reported.

POSS. TORNADO DAMAGE: The Hickory Reg. Airport sustained major damage yesterday. Waiting on tornado confirmation. pic.twitter.com/BpHFWyidJq

— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) October 24, 2017

Many viewers took video of the storms and damage within the area.

Check out this dramatic footage of cloud rotation over #SouthCarolina Monday afternoon, captured by @ChrisJacksonSC! #SCwx pic.twitter.com/l45j6R4goz

— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) October 23, 2017

The National Weather Service says that they will release their findings of their damage surveys Tuesday at 7 p.m.  Stay with WeatherNation as we will update the story when the information is released.