Tornado south of Wagener had peak estimated peak wind speed of 85 miles per hour

Jan. 6—A line of severe thunderstorms that pushed through South Carolina on Wednesday spawned five tornadoes in northeast Aiken County and the Midlands, according to the National Weather Service in Columbia.

Aiken County's single twister had an estimated peak wind speed of 85 miles per hour and was on the ground south of Wagener for three minutes, from 10:27 a.m. until 10:30 a.m.

The length of the tornado's path was 3.54 miles and the maximum path width was 75 yards.

After touching down near Stonemill Road, the twister crossed Holiness Church Road then moved northeast across South Dixie Road.

The tornado dissipated near Jeffcoat Road.

Based on the Fujita Tornado Scale, the twister was an EF0 whirlwind.

The scale classifies tornadoes based on the resulting damage.

There are six categorizations, ranging from EF0 (minimal damage) to EF5 (incredible damage).

The reports of damage caused by the tornado south of Wagener included a dock outbuilding that was destroyed and "snapped and uprooted multiple pine trees, particularly along Otis Baughman Sr. Road," according to the National Weather Service.

The other tornadoes confirmed by the National Weather Service that occurred Wednesday in the Palmetto State included an EF0 twister southeast of Gilbert in Lexington County and an EF1 twister in Lexington and Orangeburg counties that tracked north of the town of Woodford.

Also confirmed were an EF0 tornado in central Lexington County and an EF0 tornado in western Calhoun County.

An EF1 tornado in Lexington and Orangeburg counties had an estimated peak wind speed of 90 miles per hour.

In addition, there were confirmed tornadoes in Georgia on Tuesday and Wednesday.