May 27, 2024

5 NNE Sand Rock - 4 NE Yellow Creek Falls A brief EF1 tornado formed along the leading edge of a QLCS in northern Cherokee County. Minor timber damage began along County Road 768 near County Road 47. The tornado continued to down trees as it crossed County Road 43. The tornado intensified as it paralleled County Road 275, snapping numerous trees along the southwestern slope of the canyon containing Johnnies Creek. The tornado weakened as it moved near the mouth of Little River Canyon, but continued to down trees as it crossed Highway 273. The tornado dissipated as it crossed the Little River near where it flows into Weiss Lake. A separate, non-contiguous area of tree damage occurred near County Road 104 along Weiss Lake, where some trees fell on homes. However, the sporadic and divergent nature of the damage and wider path were more consistent with straight-line winds. Start: 34.3007/-85.7183 End: 34.2719/-85.6701

NWS EF Scale: F1

Part of 2-tornado outbreak on May 27, 2024