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F1 Tornado — Florence, South Carolina

1994-09-24 · near Lake City, Florence, South Carolina

Injuries

$500K

Property damage

0.5 mi

Path length

100 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A tornado, described as a big white twisting cloud, picked up two mobile homes, twisted them in the air and tore them apart; six other mobile homes were damaged. Three girls who saw the approaching tornado vacated one of the mobile homes before it was picked up and destroyed; a woman was thrown out of another mobile home and seriously injured. Three homes, six cars, and two businesses were damaged, also power lines and trees were downed, and eleven people (eight treated at local hospital and released) received minor injuries. The roof was blown off a lumber company's Show Room.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 10347421. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.