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F2 Tornado — Chester, South Carolina

1994-04-16 · near Lowrys, Chester, South Carolina

Direct deaths

Injuries

$5.0M

Property damage

3.0 mi

Path length

75 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A short-lived, but intense, mesocyclone developed along a squall line ahead of a cold front at about 0045 EST and moved into western Chester County. The mesocyclone intensified within a matter of 10 to 20 minutes into a F2 tornado that touched down four miles southwest of Lowrys and moved four miles to near Lowrys before dissipating. Three mobile homes completely disintegrated, three barns crushed, a new pickup truck was completely destoyed, four mobile homes were damaged, four people were injured (one seriously) and another killed. More than 2000 residents lost electrical power due to the tornado. F64M.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 10347036. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.