WATCH: Funnel cloud caught on camera in Upstate

HONEA PATH, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - An Upstate resident captured video of a funnel cloud in Anderson County early Thursday morning as severe storms moved through.

Multiple tornado warnings were issued overnight and widespread damage is reported across the western Carolinas and northeastern Georgia. The roof was ripped off a building in downtown Anderson.

Lori Dozier saw the funnel cloud from the living room of her home on Carolina Avenue in Honea Path around 2 a.m. The funnel cloud isn’t visible in the dark until lightning illuminates the sky.

First Alert Chief Meteorologist Kendra Kent explains what we can tell about tornadic activity in the Upstate overnight, captured on video by Lori Dozier.

FOX Carolina’s First Alert Weather team, who was live on air at the time of the storm, confirmed the footage is of a funnel cloud. It is not clear yet if the funnel made contact with the ground.

The National Weather Service is expected to survey damage in Anderson and Laurens counties on Friday.

Stay with FOX Carolina for updates on storm coverage.

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