If a tornado didnt hit York County, what did? Severe Weather Center 9 explains: WSOC TV [Video]

YORK, S.C. — People in York County had to take cover during severe weather tore through the area on Saturday.

The damage to homes, businesses, cars and roads was so intense that many viewers asked Channel 9 if it was a tornado.

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The National Weather Service clarified that there were no reports of a tornado, and “the environment was not conducive for tornado development.”

At the moment, the NWS believes it may have been a “macroburst.”

Channel 9′s Severe Weather Center Meteorologist Madi Baggett explains that a macroburst is a quick hit of strong, straight-lined winds coming from a storm cloud.

“The air leaving the downburst is cooled and is capable of producing wind gusts …