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20:08Z EF1 KGSP SC Laurens Harris Spgs NWS storm survey found an area of weak tornado damage that began near the Highway 72/Highway 221 intersection. Although the damage path was lost northeast of this location in a heavily wooded area, dual pol radar data indicated the tornado likely continued to the north/northeast to Highway 39, where additional damage was found along Beaverdam Church Rd and Teague Rd. The tornado continued north/northeast, lifting southeast of Laurens. Damage was confined to mostly minor damage to homes, a few damaged or destroyed outbuildings, and numerous downed trees and large limbs.
20:16Z EF1 KGSP SC Cherokee Grassy Pond NWS storm survey found a short tornado path in northwest Cherokee County, along Robb School Rd between Barbara Ave and Oliver's Way, with damage primarily limited to two residences. These homes received mostly minor exterior and roof damage, although some plywood was torn off the exterior of an attic of one home. The interior of this home received water damage from subsequent heavy rainfall. Flying debris broke out windows and caused additional exterior damage. Multiple trees were also blown down in the area.
20:20Z EF1 KGSP SC Newberry Vaughansville The tornado touched intermittently as it moved north-northeast for just over 2.4 miles. It initially touched down on the northern bank of Lake Greenwood on Pineland Road near Fawn Court and continued north-northeast to Workman Kelly Road. Numerous large hardwood and softwood trees were snapped at their trunks on both roads. The tornado continued north-northeast to the intersection of Highway 39 and Salter Road. This is where the tornado damaged the roof of a home and severely damaged the roof and building of a workshop. Much of the metal roofing was destroyed then blown across the property. The two garage doors of the building were blown inward. A wood framed work shed with a metal roof with significant weight was lifted from it's base and landed in the nearby woods. A portion of the front porch of the home was lifted and landed in the back yard. A large work trailer was overturned in the back yard and damage done to a few trees around the house. Along Poplar Spring Road, several trees were snapped at their trunks as the tornado continued northward. The tornado lifted before reaching Vaughnville Church Road approximately 2.4 miles after initially touching down. The tornado lasted approximately 7 minutes.
20:36Z EF2 KGSP SC Pickens Cateechee NWS storm survey found a non-continuous path of tornado damage that began at Maxey Dr near the center of Norris. Multiple trees were blown down, several outbuildings damaged or destroyed, and a home received moderate roof damage at this location. The first of several short breaks in the damage path occurred there, but the path was picked up again in an area along Robinson Bridge Rd, just north of Jule Merck Rd, where the most significant damage was observed. The roof of a brick home was completely removed and part of an exterior wall collapsed. Two mobile homes were also completely destroyed in this area. The path was lost again downstream of this location, in a mostly inaccessible area roughly paralleling Twelvemile Creek, but additional tree damage and minor damage to a mobile home was found along Liberty Highway between Nix Rd and Sweetbriar Rd. Yet another break in the path was observed to the north/northeast of this location, but additional damage to trees and outbuildings was observed along South Belle Shoals Rd and Allgood Bridge Rd. A final area of damage was found just west of downtown Pickens, with roofing material removed from a home on Bradley Dr and multiple trees down along Shady Grove Rd.
20:40Z EF2 KGSP SC Laurens Brand NWS storm survey found a second, stronger tornado touched down in Laurens County, approximately 4 miles north/northeast of where the first tornado lifted, or on the east side of Laurens, near the intersection of Fleming St Ext and Torrington Rd. Significant damage was observed along Irwin Rd, between Hazelnut Ct and Cashew Trl, where several manufactured homes were severely damaged or destroyed. An occupant of one of these homes was injured. The tornado continued north/northeast to near the intersection of I-385 and Highway 49. From there, the tornado traveled roughly along Highway 49. A frame home in this area had its roof completely removed and multiple cinder block and brick walls collapsed. Otherwise, the tornado continued to damage many outbuildings and blew down numerous trees and tree limbs. The tornado moved away from Highway 49 near the intersection of Highway 308 and while the damage path was lost in this rural area, dual pol radar data indicated the tornado likely continued north/northeast, crossing into Spartanburg County less than a mile north of Highway 49.
20:53Z EF1 KGSP SC Spartanburg Enoree NWS storm survey and dual pol radar data indicated a tornado crossed into Spartanburg County from Laurens County, just north of Highway 49. Damaged outbuildings and downed trees and large limbs were observed on Highway 92 and along Watson Rd near Cross Anchor Highway. The most significant damage in Spartanburg County was found in the Glenn Springs community, at the intersection of Highway 215 and Glenn Springs Rd, where an outbuilding was destroyed and others damaged, numerous trees were downed, and homes received minor structural damage.
20:54Z EF0 KGSP NC Cleveland Polkville The path of this tornado, which was unusually long-tracked for being such a weak event, began southeast of Polkville near the intersection of Felcher Rd and Highway 226, and moved north-northeast, crossing W Stage Coach Trail, Casar Lanwdale Rd, moving just east of Casar, before crossing into Burke County near Dirty Ankle Rd before lifting in the Ramsey community of southeast Burke County. Numerous mostly small to medium size trees were snapped, with some large hard and softwoods uprooted along the length of the path. Structural damage was limited to shingles removed from homes and some metal sheet roofing material removed from a couple of buildings and chicken houses. A metal carport was also torn from a home and blown 50-100 yards. While peak wind gusts probably reached 80-85 mph, those winds were only realized along a small portion of the path. Peak wind gusts along the majority of the track were 60-75 mph.
21:15Z EF0 KGSP NC Burke Camp Creek NWS storm survey found a damage path associated with a weak tornado that began near Polkville in Cleveland County continued into Burke County for a few miles. The tornado crossed into Burke County betweem Gus Peeler Rd and Dirty Ankle Rd. Damage was primarily limited to downed trees and limbs, although part of the metal roofing was removed from a small building in the Ramsey community (intersection of Old N.C. 18 and Rhoney Rd. The tornado appeared to lift just north of this location.
21:34Z EF1 KGSP NC Burke Connellys Spgs NWS storm survey found a tornado damage path that began along a ridge between Long Mountain and Hildebran Mountain. The tornado initially snapped or uprooted multiple trees and numerous limbs and caused minor roof and gutter damage to a home off Mineral Springs Mountain Rd. The tornado moved north/northeast from there through a heavily wooded and hilly area, but presumably remained on the ground before moving across Cub Creek St just off Mineral Springs Mountain Rd. One manufactured home at this location had part of the roof removed while a couple of attached structures were heavily damaged or destroyed. A person was trapped and received minor injuries at this location. A nearby, old outbuilding was completely destroyed. A house that was at least 80-years-old had most of its shingles and part of the roofing material removed and both windows blown out on the east side. Another manufactured home was shifted about 20 feet off of its concrete block foundation. The path continued northeast, ending near the center of Connelly Springs, where numerous trees were downed, several outbuildings damaged, and multiple homes received mostly minor exterior damage.
21:34Z EF0 KGSP SC Union West Spgs NWS storm survey found a short tornado path in Union County along Haney Rd near the intersection of Mount Lebanon Rd. Damage was primarily limited to downed trees, although a couple of houses received minor exterior damage, while some underskirting was removed from a mobile home.
21:37Z EF1 KGSP SC Greenville Gowensville NWS storm survey found an area of tornado damage in the Lake Lanier area in extreme norteast Greenville County. Tornado impacted the Lake Lanier area. The tornado initially touched down about a half mile south of the lake, blowing down numerous trees, causing mostly minor structural damage to homes and damaging multiple outbuildings, although one home did have a large part of its roof removed. Some trees fell on structures and vehicles. The tornado moved almost due north to the lake, with additional damage noted on both shores. No further damage was found north of the lake in South Carolina.
21:40Z EF1 KGSP NC Polk Tryon NWS storm survey found an area of tornado damage in downtown Tryon. This tornado developed from the same storm that produced a tornado just over the state line in the Lake Lanier area of northern Greenville County. The tornado touched down on Melrose Ave, a block west of Pacolet St and continued moving to the north-northeast with continuous damage for a distance of less than a mile. Hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted, homes had damaged shingles and siding, damaged roofs, while other homes and vehicles were damaged by falling trees. One company had 6 generators damaged with one 2400 pound generated moved 30 feet. The tornado lifted just north of the downtown area.
21:51Z EF0 KGSP NC Caldwell Baton Public reported an area of likely tornado damage along Dry Ponds Rd in the Sawmills area of Caldwell County. This was directly upstream of an area of tornado damage surveyed by an NWS storm survey team in the Hudson area and directly downstream from an area of tornado damage surveyed in the Connelly Springs area of Burke County. Damage appeared to be limited to downed trees and minor structural damage.
22:01Z EF1 KGSP NC Caldwell Hudson NWS storm survey found the path of a sixth tornado that affected the North Carolina foothills and far western Piedmont on 8 October 2017 in the Hudson area of Caldwell County. The tornado touched down near the intersection of Highway 321 and Mt Herman Rd, where a large truck was overturned. The tornado moved north/northeast, initially paralleling Mt Vernon Rd. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped, with one large tree falling on and causing significant damage to a home. The tornado peaked in intensity near Fairwood Dr, where two small houses had much of their roofing material removed and a concrete block building had its roof blown off. Two churches also had their steeples blown off along with some additional roof damage. The tornado weakened, but continued to blow down trees and power lines as it crossed Alfred Hartley Rd. At that point, it entered a heavily wooded area on Hibriten Mountain. Based upon dual pol radar data and information from local officials, the tornado likely continued through there, with the path re-emerging and ending in the Cedar Rock community, where additional downed trees and minor structural damage were observed.
22:45Z EF1 KFCX NC Wilkes Maple Spgs A tornado touched down as an EF1 near Highway 421 close to Harley in Wilkes County and traveled north about 4.3 miles before moving into Ashe County near the Blue Ridge Parkway and Phillips Gap Road at 5:54PM (LST). The tornado would continue about 2.7 miles further north into Ashe County before lifting at 6:00PM near Idlewilde. Most of the damage that occurred was to trees being snapped or knocked over with half a dozen structures damaged, mainly along Summit Road, just south of the Blue Ridge Parkway. The widest width of the tornado was 300 yards, but the average wideth of 150 yards or less. EF1 (86-110 MPH) damage was consistent through the lifespan of this tornado.
22:54Z EF0 KFCX NC Ashe Idlewood A tornado touched down as an EF1 near Highway 421 close to Harley in Wilkes County and traveled north about 4.3 miles before moving into Ashe County near the Blue Ridge Parkway and Phillips Gap Road at 5:54PM (LST). The tornado would continue about 2.7 miles further north into Ashe County before lifting at 6:00PM near Idlewilde. The damage through Ashe County was restricted to numerous trees being snapped or knocked over. Average path width was 150 yards or less. EF1 (86-110 MPH) damage was consistent through the lifespan of this tornado. Also of note, this was the first recorded/documented tornado in Ashe County since records began in 1950.

Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).