F2 Tornado — Beaufort, South Carolina
1998-09-03 · near Frogmore, Beaufort, South Carolina
1
Direct deaths
4
Injuries
$360K
Property damage
15.0 mi
Path length
75 yds
Path width
Event narrative
Thirteen homes were destroyed and another thirteen were heavily damaged, most of them were mobile homes. One mobile home was flipped in the air and smashed to the ground where a 66 -year old female was crushed to death. Numerous trees were snapped off 5 to 15 feet above the ground with others uprooted. The worse of the damage was concentrated in an area approximately 2.5 to 3 miles long across Fripp Island to near Morgan Island. The tornado then crossed the St Helena Sound and moved into Colleton County.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5664052. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.