Tornado reported moving from N.C. to S.C.

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Tornado reported moving from N.C. to S.C.

Story Published: Jun 16, 2009 at 8:07 PM EST

Story Updated: Jun 16, 2009 at 8:07 PM EST

HICKORY GROVE, S.C. (AP) - Authorities say a possible tornado has moved from North Carolina into South Carolina, dropping a tree on a busy highway and knocking down hundreds of trees.

The National Weather Service says it got several reports of a tornado Tuesday evening in Cleveland County, N.C., as a severe storm moved through, knocking at least one tree on to Interstate 85, blocking a southbound lane.

The storm then moved into York County, where Emergency Management Director Cotton Howell says it caused about 5,000 power
outages and knocked down hundreds of trees as it moved across the
more rural western part of the county.

No injuries were reported.

A funnel cloud was also sighted near Charleston on Tuesday
afternoon, but the funnel never touched the ground.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

 


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