Extensive storm damage left behind in Rock Hill, South Carolina, from a thunderstorm on Saturday was caused by excessive winds and not a tornado, the National Weather Service determined Monday.
The supercell thunderstorm produced winds up to 90 mph as it moved across York County late Saturday afternoon. These winds, the equivalent of a Category 1 hurricane, toppled trees and damaged homes. The storm also produced hail stones at least 2 inches in diameter, surveyors found.
Steve Wilkinson, the meteorologist in charge of the Greenville-Spartanburg National Weather Service office, said crews are still working to determine if the storm could have produced hail up to 4 inches, as some people reported during the outbreak.
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