EF1 tornado — Georgetown County, South Carolina

EF1 tornado in Georgetown County, South Carolina

Tornado April 13, 2020 · Georgetown County, South Carolina

EF1

Rating

4.8 mi

Path length

40 yd

Path width

$100K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 40 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

The tornado formed near Sampit, SC just south of Saints-Delight Rd. It crossed

Powell Rd near Anna Dr. causing damage to power lines and trees. The tornado

moved across a swampy area just south of Sampit then crossed Hwy 17 alt/Hwy 521

causing damage to an auto repair shop, a small double-wide office and two rail

road gates. The tornado then moved across the Sollie Road area causing damage to

trees and a few mobile homes. It finally lifted after crossing a field between

Sollie Circle and Goings St.

The wider storm

A strong cold front produced a squall line and numerous tornadoes.

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 885536. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

EF1 tornado in Georgetown County, South Carolina

What the National Weather Service wrote

The wider storm

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