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F2 Tornado — Florence, South Carolina

2006-05-14 · near Florence, Florence, South Carolina

$1.3M

Property damage

0.6 mi

Path length

150 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A Storm Survey concluded a tornado moved through the Glendale community of Florence. The majority of damage was F1 with a path 1000 yards long and up to 150 yards wide. There was a small area (150 yards long 20 yards wide) of heavier F2 damage, with winds estimated at 120 mph. Sixty homes were damaged, six of which had major structural damage, largely due to snapped and uprooted trees. The Quinby area had penny to golfball size hail, with trees and power lines down. The Florence county tax assessor estimated the damage at 1.3 million dollars.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5510643. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.