March 21-26, 2018 tornado outbreak

This is one of the worst tornado outbreaks to ever hit the Carolinas in more than 35 years. Over the course of 6 days, at least 177 tornadoes were confirmed in "Dixie Alley", 94 in the Carolinas alone. 34 tornadoes were confirmed in Alabama, 14 in Georgia and Florida, 13 in Virginia, six in Tennessee, and one in Louisiana.

21st March
Note that no significant activity occurred in Virginia, Tennessee, Louisiana, Georgia, or Florida.

South Carolina [11 tornadoes, 2 killer tornadoes]
This was the 2nd most active day of this outbreak [the most active being the 24th], with 25 tornadoes in total. The first notable tornado occurred in Blacksburg, South Carolina, where multiple brick buildings were either damaged slightly, or were completely caved inwards. That tornado followed a track roughly similar to I-85, threw around 45 vehicles due to rush hour, destroyed at least 22 homes, left 36 damaged along its 11.6-mile path up to 1/4 of a mile wide. The tornado was almost disputed as an EF2, but however, studies have shown that for a medium-sized [3000-4500lb] vehicle to be thrown around 50 feet, winds would have to exceed 138mph, and a DOW indicated wind speeds of around 140mph when it was over structures. Most of the homes recieved EF2+ damage, but four homes recieved EF3 damage that indicate wind speeds of around 140 miles an hour. This twister caused around $10 million of damages on its 11.6-mile path, lasted around 20 minutes [tracking at approximately 35mph], killed two people and left 57 others injured. This would be one of only two EF3 tornados to hit South Carolina during the entire outbreak. Then, at 6:40 PM, another killer tornado hit the outskirts of Clover, South Carolina, ripping multiple well-built roofs from their houses. It hit Highway 161, throwing a truck 25 feet into a ditch that was 15 feet deep. The truck impacted a tree, which killed the 2 occupants in it. It then turned a little bit towards a large cattle farm, obliterating the barn, killed around 150 livestock, and destroyed the tractor along with the farmowner's house. The twister turned again, this time significantly slower, turned for a forest, and uprooted or toppled numerous trees. Four homes were destroyed within that forest, as it still kept turning in its path slowly, and hit an abandoned semi-truck repair shop. The trailers and old semis were thrown, as the shop was almost entirely demolished. The twister then turned a tiny bit more before it stopped turning in its path and then moved straight for the rest of the way. It hit a junkyard, destroying $1,800,000 worth of cars and car parts, along with the entire building having one of its walls removed and the roof entirely lifted off and destroyed in mid-air. The tornado continued on, uprooting numerous other trees. A third fatality occurred in a mobile home, as the other 4 occupants in the mobile home were injured. The tornado claimed 3 fatalities at the end of the day, died off at 6:53 PM, tracked at an average of 43mph, as the twister tracked 11.5 miles, enveloped up to 1/3 of a mile in width, destroyed at least twelve homes and left seventeen damaged. Around $5.4 million in damages were tallied, as 11 injuries were recorded across the path.

Six other tornados were EF0 and three were EF1. The EF1 hit Lake Wylie and left 4 people injured.

At least 5 people were killed in South Carolina, 72 injured, along with up to $16 million in damages recorded.

North Carolina [9 tornadoes, 1 killer]
Seven out of nine tornadoes were EF0, but there were two EF1s, one of them killing one person when it damaged 16 homes in Lake Norman, NC, as the roof caved in on him. It's shown that the house wasn't properly built, so the tornado was disputed as an EF1 instead of a low-end EF2, tracked only .55 miles, was up to 65 metres wide.