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EF1 Tornado — Marion, South Carolina

2022-04-05 · near Britton Neck, Marion, South Carolina

0.6 mi

Path length

50 yds

Path width

Event narrative

The tornado developed in a forested area north of Hwy 378 and

east of Hwy 908 on the west side of Bay Road in southeast Marion

County. The tornado tracked east-northeast and moved across Bay

Road causing damage to trees and some damage to a few structures.

The tornado then tracked across the Little Pee Dee River and across western Horry County for another 4.8 miles before dissipating at 1857 EST. While in Marion County it was rated as EF-1 (100 mph), but in Horry County, it was rated as EF-0 (80 mph). Average path width in Marion County was 50 yards.

Wider weather episode

A strong shortwave helped initiate pre-frontal convection in a high shear and moderately unstable environment.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (33.8947, -79.3035)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1013170. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.