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EF1 tornado in York County, South Carolina

Tornado June 16, 2009 · York County, South Carolina

EF1

Rating

1.5 mi

Path length

30 yd

Path width

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 30 yards (0.02 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A tornado damage path began near the intersection of South Beersheba Rd and highway 5 and extended south, southeast for about 1.5 miles. Damage was mainly confined to uprooted and snapped trees. However, a concrete structure partially collapsed, with roofing material tossed about 30 yards from the structure.

The wider storm

Several supercell thunderstorms affected the western Carolinas during the afternoon and evening hours, producing very large hail, wind damage and a few tornadoes.

Began near Filbert (35.0370, -81.3180).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 184247. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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