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14:45Z EF1 KGSP NC Cleveland Lawndale NWS storm survey found the path of an EF1 tornado that first developed west of Lawndale in the area around W Stage Coach Trail and Church View Dr. The tornado tracked northeast from there, crossing Hicks Hill Rd, Casar Lawndale Rd, and New Bethel Church Rd. Damage was primarily limited to snapped and uprooted trees in this area, although one mobile home received minor roof damage off New Bethel Church Rd while an outbuilding was destroyed on Hicks Hill Rd. The tornado continued to snap and uproot numerous trees and tree limbs as it tracked northeast, crossing Will Dixon Rd, Warlick Rd, and Highway 18 just north of Fallston. The tornado weakened from that point as it passed into Lincoln County in the Hull Rd area.
14:58Z EF0 KGSP NC Lincoln Elay NWS storm survey found the path of a weakening tornado that moved into Lincoln County from Cleveland County in the Hull Rd area before dissipating. Damage was primarily limited to snapped tree limbs and a few downed trees in Lincoln County.
15:21Z EF1 KGSP SC Spartanburg Clevedale NWS storm survey found the path of an EF1 tornado that began in the west Spartanburg/Clevedale area, near the intersection of Willis Rd and Harvest Brook Way. Damage was primarily limited to downed trees in this residential area, although one tree fell on and damaged a home. Structural damage increased as the tornado moved through the Westgate Mall and Dorman Center areas near the Highway 29/I-26 intersection, with business signs being damaged and roof damage occurring to several homes and apartment buildings just east of Westgate Mall. This same neighborhood was impacted by another EF1 tornado in October 2017. The tornado strengthened as it moved east of this area, along West Main St toward downtown. Businesses lost roof panels, and at least one small outbuilding was destroyed. Tree damage was observed in downtown Spartanburg and in the Converse Heights neighborhood east of downtown. Though the tornado was not as intense by that time, trees continued to be uprooted along the path of the tornado until it dissipated near Zion Hill Rd on the eastern outskirts of the city. In all, more than 400 homes and businesses were damaged, either directly by wind or by falling trees.
15:55Z EF2 KGSP NC Cleveland Archdale NWS storm survey found an EF2 tornado damage path that began near the intersection of Battleground Rd and I-85. Trees were snapped and uprooted along the path as it moved east to near the intersection of Dixon School Rd and Bethlehem Rd. Here a couple of homes were damaged. Just east of there the strongest damage was found as a couple of high tension electrical transmission towers were blown down. The tornado weakened as it moved east snapping and uprooting trees as it crossed York Rd before moving into Gaston County.
16:01Z EF1 KGSP NC Gaston Mountian View NWS storm survey found a tornado that began in southeast Cleveland County moved into Gaston County in the Crowders Mountain State Park area. Numerous snapped trees were found as the tornado moved east crossing Pinnacle Rd and Sparrow Springs Rd. The damage ended near Freedom Mill Rd with snapped and broken large branches.
16:40Z EF2 KFCX NC Cabarrus Mt Gilead NWS storm survey found the damage path of an EF2 tornado that began just west of I-85 near Lane St where trees were snapped and uprooted as the tornado crossed the interstate and moved east along Lane St. The awning of a service station was also damaged. The tornado then moved along Old Salisbury-Concord Rd snapping and uprooting trees until it reached Gold Fish Rd where several homes were damaged. The tornado then moved east along Irish Potato Rd snapping and uprooting trees. Farther along this road another home was damaged. Little damage was noted as the tornado moved east until it crossed Dutch Buffalo Creek where trees were snapped and uprooted. The strongest damage was found just east along Pless Rd where several homes were damaged. The tornado weakened as it moved east snapping and uprooting trees as it went. The tornado ended near Sisk-Carter Rd.
16:55Z EF0 KFCX NC Rowan Gold Hill NWS storm survey found a weak tornado damage path that began near the intersection of Old Beatty Ford Rd and St Stephens Church Rd south of Gold Hill. A small barn was damaged at this location, which was the most significant damage along the track. Some some trees were snapped and uprooted here as well. The tornado snapped and uprooted trees as it moved east along and near Old Beatty Ford Rd before ending near Old Highway 80.
17:16Z EF1 KCAE NC Mecklenburg Pineville NWS storm survey found a tornado damage path that began almost exactly on the NC/SC line along Nations Ford Rd west of Pineville. Trees were snapped or uprooted along its path until it reached an industrial area west of I-485 where several large buildings suffered roof damage and a wall collapsed at a building under construction. The damage in this area suggests winds of 90 to 95 mph which were the strongest winds of the event. The tornado maintained strength as it crossed I-485 and traveled across largely residential areas of southern Mecklenburg County causing scattered tree damage. At least one tree fell on a house in this area. More damage to large trees occurred along Highway 51 in Matthews east of Elizabeth Lane Elementary. The tornado weakened from there but caused more tree damage on West John St closer to the city center. Tree damage continued in scattered locations after the tornado crossed Independence Blvd and again I-485 before entering Union County.
17:31Z EF1 KRAX NC Randolph Mc Laneton An EF-1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 100 mph touched down just west of State Route 2442. An unoccupied large chicken house was completely destroyed, with debris carried over a half mile away and lofted sufficiently to produce a tornado debris signature on the KRAX WSR-88D radar. In addition, a large farm outbuilding was shifted and twisted off of it's foundation. A detached four bay garage had the doors blown in and subsequently collapsed. The tornado then crossed State Route 2442 and caused substantial tree damage and then lifted.
17:32Z EF1 KCAE NC Union Indian Trail A weakening tornado moved into Union County from Mecklenburg County near Idlewild Rd. Damage in Union County was generally confined to downed weakened and dead trees before the tornado lifted near Hawthorne Drive in Indian Trail.
17:42Z EF1 KCAE NC Stanly Millingport An EF-1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 110 mph touched down west of Albemarle. A discontinuous damage path started along Flint Ridge Road approximately two mies southwest of Millingport. The damage there consisted of a double-wide manufactured home that had the roof completely removed and shifted off of its foundation. A large storage outbuilding at the same location was completely destroyed. In addition, there was a long and narrow patch of substantial tree damage consisting of both uprooted and snapped hard and softwood trees. This type of damage was noted in numerous locations along Biles road. The tree damage continued east of Biles Road after crossing Millingport Road. The damage path was picked back up along Pennington Road, where a child care center had considerable roof damage and numerous surrounding tree damage. A large swath and path of trees damage continued to the northeast, before the damage mostly ended around Snuggs Park Road.
19:52Z EF1 KCAE SC Aiken Vaucluse A NWS Storm Survey Team determined that an EF-1 tornado, with wind speeds up to 105 mph, occurred north of Vaucluse in Aiken County, SC on Thursday, 2/6/20. The tornado began just beyond a perimeter trail on the southwest side of Stable View Farm. The tornado continued northeast across the farm where it snapped and uprooted numerous pine trees. The tornado caused minor roof damage to a barn, overturned a detached semi trailer, and destroyed 5 stables that were constructed of aluminum and hard vinyl along Springfield Church Road. The tornado then continued |northeast, crossing Westo Road, then causing damage around a house on Smith Lane where it overturned a small equipment trailer and a small RV trailer which then landed on top of an SUV. There was minor roof damage to the house along with numerous snapped and uprooted pine trees around the property. The tornado then lifted as it crossed a field on the north side of Smith Lane. Additional straight-line wind damage in the form of a few snapped or uprooted pine trees was observed northeast along Indian Springs Road to Old Lawson Road. The tornado was on the ground for approximately 1.15 miles and had a path width of around 75 yards at its widest point.
20:32Z EF0 KAKQ NC Gates Eure Initial straight line wind damage was noted along Highway 13 just north of the Chowan River. Wind damage continued east along Sandbank Road east of Highway 13. The EF-0 tornado touched down just east of Eure near Taylor Mill Road and Askew Road. The tornado intensity increased as it crossed Turner Road snapping numerous trees with one of the trees falling on a home. The tornado then crossed Highway 158 just west of Highway 37 snapping and uprooting numerous trees. A roof was blown off a home along Highway 158 and some chicken houses were damaged. The tornado lifted off the ground at Highway 37 just north of Highway 158. Straight line wind damage did continue with damage to metal building structures along Cotton Gin Road.
02:05Z EF0 KVAX GA Ware Waycross A brief EF0 tornado damaged power lines and structures near the CSX Transportation Crossroads on the SSW side of Waycross.
03:38Z EF0 KTBW FL Pinellas Ulmerton Multiple units damaged at mobile home park in Pinellas Park. Tree fell onto a home in Seminole, trapping seven people and injuring one of them. Crane blown over onto roadway on I-275 at exit 29 in St. Petersburg. Numerous downed power lines.

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