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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Charleston SC
927 PM EDT Tue Oct 1 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 09/26/2024 and 09/27/2024 Tornado
Events...

..Wadmalaw Island #2..

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.48 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   150 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             09/27/2024
Start Time:             04:40 AM EDT
Start Location:         1 NW Rockville / Charleston County / SC
Start Lat/Lon:          32.6094 / -80.2016

End Date:               09/27/2024
End Time:               04:43 AM EDT
End Location:           3 NNW Rockville / Charleston County / SC
End Lat/Lon:            32.6453 / -80.1981

Survey Summary:
A tornado associated with Hurricane Helene impacted portions of
Wadmalaw Island, SC. The tornado, possibly beginning as a
waterspout just west or northwest of Rockville, SC, downed
several large trees along Brigger Hill Road and McCants Road. The
tornado then quickly travelled north snapping and blowing down
several cluster of large hardwood trees along Leadenwah Drive and
Allendale Plantation Road before dissipating in an area of water
and marsh south of Heron Island Way. The tornado was likely at
its strongest passing over Leadenwah Drive where the tree damage
was the most extensive.

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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 events and publication in
NWS Storm Data.

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