Event narrative (NOAA)
National Weather Service Meteorologists surveyed damage in the|town of Winterboro and just to the northeast and determined that|the damage was consistent with a tornado. The tornado touched|down just to the southwest of Winterboro High School, damaging|the football press box and surrounding baseball and softball|fields. The tornado quickly intensified as it reached the Old|Winterboro High School building, lifting a school bus onto the|side of the gymnasium. The gymnasium sustained significant|damage, with walls mostly collapsed on more than one side. Winds|were estimated to be around 120 mph at this location, where|wooden power poles were also snapped. Debris from the collapsed|gymnasium was blown across State Highway 76, and the old school|building also sustained roof damage. The tornado
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.