F2 Tornado — Berkeley, South Carolina

1998-05-10 · near Ladson, Berkeley, South Carolina

Event narrative

After two brief earler touchdowns in Dorchester County, the supercell crossed Interstate 26 into Berkeley County where the most extensive damage occurred. There were 442 homes damaged (17 destroyed, 113 major damage, and the remainder had minor damage. Areas hardest hit were Frankie Lane and Royale Road, where numerous mobile homes were located. There was a 90 year old female who was injured severely when her mobile home was flipped and throuwn more than 40 feet. She died several hours later. Several eye witnesses reported seeing vortices rotating around the main funnel. This fact was born out by the damage pattern in several areas.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5636650. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.