Tornado in Spartanburg SC 10/23/2017 

I was literally across the road from this facility when this happened. I was inside of a greenhouse at SCC. The aftermath on campus was incredible.

I was at McCracken Middle at the time, sitting in 7th period VEX Robotics. Crazy that it's been this long already

I was at school at the time, and we were all hunker down in the auditorium lobby. I don't remember if that was the year that the heater broke, but I remember driving by the damage with dad. It was awful. And also one truck went through the ceiling of one nearby buildings

I was on Business 85 traveling south, trying to get home, right at Heron Circle. I puller up behind a stopped tractor trailer and just held on!! I saw your building Jack, and all those overturned tractor trailers, it was terrible.

I live in Spartanburg County (Lyman) and remember this like it was yesterday. I am pretty sure there are still a few signs down around there. Thanks for the birds eye view Jack. Praise the Lord that everyone was safe. You have a new and local subscriber here. 👍

I live in Spartanburg and know the weather here pretty well so I had always suspected a pretty hefty microburst. But that is a tornado, thankfully a small one -about as small as possible, but as you can see even the tiniest cause lots of damage. I lived through the Aprill 2011 outbreak in Alabama, I promise you tornados are pretty rare in South Carolina north of the Columbia area, but they can happen almost anywhere.

I was inside Spartanburg Community College at the time, but this is the best view of the tornado I’ve seen.

Southern shops is always a bit funky around Spartanburg. Pop-up storms are comon. Kudos to the guy that installed the camera

I remember this day in Spartanburg…

What was it like inside? Loud? And was everyone in shelter?

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I was in L.E Gable Middle School sitting in my final period when this was happening, tore down fences at my house, I was around half a mile away.

The first bit of rotation came through and I thought, EF0, how cute...the the big one hit. It moved that tractor sideways without even using the trailer as a sail.

Interesting to see that downdraft hit a little over a minute before the tornado.

Why does it look like a dimensional rift is trying to open...?

Wow, amazing video!

I live about 50 miles south of there, got some bad storms but fortunately no tornado that time.

I was asleep at my apartment when the sirens went off & I felt the whole apartment start to shake I didn't have time to get to the bathroom so I got under the bed as best I could. It definitely sounds like a freight train coming at you.

I remember I heard the siren go off and I didn't even pay it any attention I just kept on working on the job I was at and then it hit just about a block away from where we were working I barely made it inside when lightning struck the ground outside where I had been working

That was a scary day! The destruction afterwards was terrible.

I remember this! I actually used to work in that warehouse years ago! But I remember this specifically because I was just a few miles up the road on I85 when this happened so I remember that tornado although it didn’t really look like the tornadoes were used to seeing since this was a relatively weak tornado

I remember I was at Byrnes High School when this happened, we were in shelter for nearly an hour

I always knew you couldn’t see a rain wrapped tornado coming. You can barely glimpse it at :48 on the right before it disappears again and that is terrifying. I understand now why so many in Joplin never saw that F-5 before it hit them.

I thought it was just straight lined winds at first, until the 3:28 mark. Ya, that's a tornado for sure lol..

I was in clarkesville ga when there was lightning in Seneca. I could see the flashes. It must have been extremely bright

I live in California and we got hit by 3 tornados one day (tiny ones). Knocked over trucks on the 215 freeway and tossed railroad cars off of the local BNSF line. This was back in 2008 I think. Yup tornado's can happen anywhere.

We were driving through this to get me to work. Ended up 30 minutes late and got fired for attendance. Even though policy stated inclement weather, natural disasters, and acts of god can't be held against you. Long story short, bad day but interesting experience lol

I have drove through a small tornado and a microburst. I thought the microburst was worst

It was a tornado 🌪 What was the light /fire that was in the left top corner it got my attention

You see, kids? The fellow who posted this stayed inside! He didn't go outside to selfie himself to death! I can only hope those drivers on the road just beyond this lot were safe. This looked nasty. Greetings from Western Washington State=Earthquakesville. 😆

Wow..the power of nature!

I lived in Travelers Rest when this happened. We also got pounded that day. I'm in Easley now.

I remember coming through and seeing the aftermath of it it was horrible

I worked at JM Smith at that time I was working on the shipping dock when that hit

Definitely a tornado. Winds switched direction.

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I was in the infamous Carolinas Outbreak of March 28 1984.

i was over at polysols when it hit

If SC can get hit with hurricanes they can get hit by Tornadoes, too. My prayers are with anyone no matter where they are when they are affected by storms like this. It’s horrible!

never forget it

I slept through it 😂 woke up with trees and houses destroyed I have no idea how I even survived it

We were 1/4 away when it hit, sitting in our safe space making jokes. It wasn't so funny afterward.

If MOTHER NATURE and God wanted to theirs nothing man or woman could do to stop it

I remember that

Sweet

Start watching at 2:22

Go Tigers

Very end.

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