Possible tornado touchdown causes damage near Highway 76, Newberry County SC
HurricaneA possible tornado touched down near Highway 76 and Crouch Drive in the Metalmasters area of South Carolina. The event caused trees to fall and block roads and led to power outages. Emergency units were dispatched to check the area and monitor the storm as it moved toward the city of Columbia. Road conditions were reportedly rough, and some vehicles were moved off the roadway. The storm was reported moving parallel to Interstate 26 toward Columbia. No specific personal information was recorded in the report.
Audio|Source: Newberry County Public Safety
06:19
Transcript:
00:00
All base stations, mobile units and monitors, base station mobile units and monitors, be advised.
00:05
We have a possible touchdown of a tornado, highway 76, crouch drive, metalmasters area.
00:11
Any sightings, any contact, take cover if necessary.
00:14
County control, clear.
00:16
Moorgheim, A1.
00:18
Go ahead, 81, or go ahead and take.
00:21
I think we're going to be good here.
00:25
We got roadblock,
00:26
trees, trees out of the road.
00:30
Make a bloop back down 76 and check out around Metal Masters and make sure I know the power was out when I...
00:37
Okay, more, good time.
00:41
Control from Bushra 8.
00:43
Boucher 8, go ahead.
00:44
We were setting off tornadoes irons.
00:46
10-4[1]. Go ahead and 18 on the scene.
00:50
We don't need no other units up here.
00:52
104.
00:53
Control, show, engine 81, canceling response, return to the station.
00:57
So this unit available.
00:59
So 4.
01:00
Control 26, is it? That vehicle on the roadway.
01:04
Okay.
01:05
Control, which way that storm is supposed to be moving?
01:09
Station 8, Station 8, members, any units then route to 70's crouch, U.R 30, Camps, Command?
01:16
Unit calling 109, that's when you're over you.
01:19
Unknown.
01:21
Which way is that storm moving, go back toward New Bed is.
01:24
It's pretty rough looking in between where I'm at and where that's at.
01:28
Twenty-six.
01:29
Two-five roadway.
01:33
Control 324, you can show units cleared from Harris, and you can hold that case number for now.
01:38
We don't have a direction to travel at this time for the storm.
01:42
Tevlar. The siding of the tornado was reported by a civilian.
01:45
Got it.
01:47
Control 311, I'll call in for all the case numbers and times later.
01:52
Tivler.
01:54
Control 32 on 75-despects.
01:57
Go ahead.
01:59
Control from Bookerove 8.
02:01
Poll number 3513.
02:05
Just put it in there for them to have to come out and check it out.
02:08
There's no act of fire at this time.
02:09
It's not arcing.
02:10
We're going to clear the scene.
02:12
We'll be a service.
02:13
Pursherbert 8, guys.
02:15
10-4[1].
02:17
Control. Do you have an ETA on highway patrol?
02:20
Negative.
02:21
We don't need highway patrol.
02:24
Ten-four. They've already been made aware and they should have a unit now.
02:27
Ten-four, thank you.
02:30
Bush River 8, Bush River 9.
02:33
Go ahead.
02:36
I saw him coming your way, Tim.
02:39
I'm going to run up around metalmatch and look around it fast.
02:44
Yeah, Tim, 4 is pretty rough when I come through.
02:47
I got Josh moving back down that way so y'all will communicate down through there.
02:52
Control 0.26, copy 1088 Metalmasters.
02:57
Friendly 6 on State by the class.
03:01
Copy in the area of Metalmasters.
03:06
All units reference to that tornado just be advised.
03:09
It was brought in the Plumeria area parallel with I-26 moving towards Columbia.
03:14
Takeover if necessary.
03:15
All units reference to that tornadoes be advised, it was brought in the Plumeria area parallel with I-26 moving towards Colombia.
03:23
Takeover if necessary.
03:24
All units reference to that tornadoes be advised it was brought in the Plumaria area parallel with I-26 moving towards Colombia.
03:32
Takeover if necessary.
03:34
Okay,
03:35
it's probably, go ahead.
03:37
LT, you call them 36?
03:39
I'm gonna be 28, okay.
03:43
Negative disregard.
03:45
B 28, 104.
03:46
B 75, Greenwich.
03:49
29, y'all, put 104 out there.
03:52
Okay.
03:53
Okay. Okay.
03:55
Confirming owners' request was Furman towing.
03:59
Owner's request for the Pile is Owens Body Shop at a Lawrence.
04:03
10-4[1].
04:09
231 to 7.5.
04:11
Go ahead.
04:13
The other drivers also being port to Greenville as well, very enough.
04:19
Control 321, the L 329, and 316.
04:24
104.
04:29
Control's here, 26.
04:32
You go ahead.
04:37
I'm unable to locate in visible damage at the sky up here by Metal Masters all the way out toward the interstate.
04:46
Temple. I didn't think you found nobody.
04:50
Central. Control, where was the other one they said was spotted?
04:55
Control, we're probably eight.
04:58
Good.
05:00
From area area,
05:02
headed towards Columbia,
05:04
parallel with 26.
05:06
But your rate, good.
05:10
Tucson 34, Y'all 24.
05:13
Control 76 is open.
05:15
We got it open back up.
05:17
I got the car off the roadway.
05:18
We're just now waiting on the highway patrol.
05:22
104.
05:24
Yeah, we're good.
05:26
Careful.
05:29
24, 25, if you would, why don't you go around the area is prone to flooding, check them out, and just report back so we know what's going on? C-H4.
05:40
Can we control, zero 22?
05:51
Go ahead, control.
05:56
Have war,
05:58
Bush River Road near Giff Street, Bush River near Giff Street in Brown Chapel.
06:03
We have a report of a limb down the right-way unknown size.
06:09
Temple. You got any reports of power out in his metalmaster area?
06:15
Okay. Okay.
06:17
Temple. I haven't located it, but it's definitely out.
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10-4: Acknowledgment / Affirmative (Message received)
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Location mentioned:
US-76 & Crouch Dr, South Carolina 29355
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