EF0 Tornado — Georgetown, South Carolina

2024-09-27 · near Lodge Hall, Georgetown, South Carolina

Event narrative

A small tornado associated with Helene likely started near the

intersection of Columbus Rd and Stafford Rd, where a concentrated

area of downed limbs was found, along with an uprooted tree. The

tornado tracked north-northeastward and snapped a couple trees in

a converging pattern at a residence near the intersection of

Stafford Dr, Knowlin Rd, and Ben Rufus Dr. with additional limbs

downed along Ben Rufus Dr. Another concentrated area of pine

needle loss and limbs down was found along Carrie Rd. Multiple

pine trees were snapped along Saints Delight Rd just west of the

Sampit Recycling Center where the tornado likely lifted. Note

that it is unknown whether a continuous path of damage occurred

between Carrie Rd and US 17 due to the forested area being

inaccessible.

Wider weather episode

Hurricane Helene made landfall along the Gulf Coast of FL in the Big Bend and weakened to a tropical storm before reaching central GA. The storm then turned northwest across the southern Appalachians before weakening to a tropical depression over eastern TN. Tropical Storm Warnings were issued for all of northeast SC. Limited impacts generally occurred across northeast SC.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1211966. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.