NWS confirms tornado struck Cherokee County

HOLLY SPRINGS - The National Weather Service (NWS) confirms that a small tornado blew trees down onto houses in a Cherokee County neighborhood.

The Weather Service said Thursday that a survey by the director of the Cherokee County Emergency Management Agency determined that a tornado with wind speeds estimated at 75 mph snapped trees which fell on houses in the a subdivision east-southeast of Holly Springs on Wednesday.

Three houses are reported to have major damage from the tornado, which had a path up to 75 yards wide. Another 10 homes had minor damage, and three cars and three outbuildings were damaged.