EF1 Tornado — Clarendon, South Carolina

2023-08-30 · near Turbeville, Clarendon, South Carolina

0.7 mi

Path length

125 yds

Path width

Event narrative

NWS Survey confirmed brief EF-1 tornado with 90 mph winds spawned by Hurricane Idalia near Turbeville. It touched down southwest of Graham Road, moving northwest snapping and uprooting multiple trees along it's .73 mile long path, including along Olanta Highway.

Wider weather episode

Lifting up out of the Big Bend of Florida, Hurricane Idalia weakened to a Tropical Storm as it moved out of southeastern Georgia. The tropical system then moved northeast along the coastal plain of South Carolina. This system produced scattered tree damage, some flooding and one confirmed tornado.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1120687. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.