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EF1 tornado in Georgetown County, South Carolina

Tornado April 13, 2020 · Georgetown County, South Carolina

EF1
Rating
11.0 mi
Path length
50 yd
Path width
$75K
Damage as recorded
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 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

A tornado formed southwest of Pennyroyal Rd just south of Rowan Dr. The tornado

crossed Pennyroyal Rd and caused significant tree damage on both sides. Power

lines were also downed at this location. The tornado moved across the swampy areas

near the Sampit River as if lifted toward the northeast. Eventually it moved

across Hwy 17 Alt/Hwy 521 near Keever St. with tree damage on both sides of the

highway. The tornado caused damage near Garrison Rd where numerous trees were

snapped and uprooted. A home suffered some damage at this location with a

destroyed carport and a couple damaged cars. A mobile home was damaged near Gapway Rd along with damaged power lines. It lifted toward the east-northeast and impacted a small section along Brick Chimney Rd before moving into Pawley Swamp. The tornado finally lifted near Brown's Ferry Road and Dana Lane where it downed large limbs and some trees.

The wider storm

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

Began near New Hope (33.3471, -79.4494).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 885537. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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