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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
318 PM EDT Fri Jul 11 2025

...NWS Damage Survey for 7/10/2025 Tornado Event...

..Savannah National Wildlife Refuge (Jasper County, SC)...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    65 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.64 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   60 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             07/10/2025
Start Time:             05:14 PM EDT
Start Location:         3 S Limehouse / Jasper County / SC
Start Lat/Lon:          32.1647 / -81.0879

End Date:               07/10/2025
End Time:               05:16 PM EDT
End Location:           3 SSW Limehouse / Jasper County / SC
End Lat/Lon:            32.1714 / -81.0953

Survey Summary:
A weak, short-lived tornado briefly touched down in the Savannah
National Wildlife Refuge, in southern Jasper County, SC. The
tornado initiated just east of Plantation Island Trail, where it
snapped some small tree limbs and tops of some trees. It moved
toward the north-northwest, snapping more small tree limbs,
before crossing Laurel Hill Wildlife Drive, ending just south of
South Carolina State Road 170.

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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