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F1 tornado in Allendale County, South Carolina

Tornado September 22, 2000 · Allendale County, South Carolina

F1
Rating
1.0 mi
Path length
350 yd
Path width
1
Injury
$10K
Damage as recorded
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 350 yards (0.20 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What F1 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F1 meant moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken; the scale paired it with winds of 73–112 mph, figures later judged too high, especially toward the top of the scale, and revised downward in the Enhanced Fujita scale. Ratings then, as now, came from the damage.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Damage to a tin roof on a frame home, a hog feeder damaged, minor damage to several brick homes and several trees down.

The wider storm

The two tornadoes that occurred in Allendale County were associated with the remnants of T.S. Helene as it moved across Georgia and South Carolina. Heavy rain developed across Berkeley County during the early morning hours of 9/22/00 and caused flooding over the northern half of the county, especially in and around Moncks Corner. The 42 year-old female was killed when she hit a puddle of water and hydroplaned. She hit a pine tree head on and was killed on impact.

Began near Martin (33.0833, -81.4833).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

F2 Allendale County 1 dead

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5174197. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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