CHESNEE, S.C. â The National Weather Service will visit the towns of Mayo and Chesnee in South Carolina Tuesday to determine the strength of a likely tornado that caused damage Monday evening.
Video posted to social media showed the likely tornado Monday night. Based on storm damage and recorded videos, WCNC Charlotte Chief Meterologist Brad Panovich said he suspected the possible tornado would be at least an EF-2 tornado with 113 mph winds.
Around 7:15 p.m., the severe thunderstorm that likely produced the tornado began producing damaging near Mayo, South Carolina. Officials said at least six buildings were destroyed, including a home which had its roof blown off.
In the same area, several large trees fell, including trees that fell onto homes.
As the storm continued to move north and east, it continued to produce a funnel cloud near Chesnee, South Carolina.
Photos of damage posted to Twitter from Chesnee showed damage to trees and powerlines.
Meterologist from the National Weather Service office based out of Greenville-Spartanburg in South Carolina are expected to survey st the storm damage Tuesday. The storm survey will determine the strength of the storm responsible for the damage.
These meterologists will visit portions of Spartanburg and Cherokee counties in South Carolina upon their return from Charlotte, where they toured damage from a possible tornado in portions of Mecklenburg and Cabarrus counties.
Officials with the National Weather Service said they could also visit portions of Chester County, South Carolina and Union County, North Carolina Wednesday. Thunderstorms there also produced damage that could have been the result of a tornado.