April 26th Outbreak of SVR in SE - NWS confirms tornadoes

[Stormsfury]

in the area... the one that occurred in the Iron Gate Subdivision is only 2 miles from my house

NOUS42 KCHS 290105
PNSCHS
GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>051-292000-

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
855 PM EDT FRI APR 28 2006

...TORNADOES CONFIRMED IN COLLETON AND DORCHESTER COUNTIES FROM
APRIL 26TH STORMS...

A STORM DAMAGE SURVEY INDICATE THAT A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN BRIEFLY
ABOUT 9.5 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF WALTERBORO IN COLLETON COUNTY AT
655 PM. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN SEVERAL ADDITIONAL TIMES BRIEFLY AS
IT TRAVELED EAST-SOUTHEAST 1.5 MILES. THE TORNADO LIFTED FOR THE
LAST TIME 8.5 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF WALTERBORO AT 658 PM. THE
TORNADO UPROOTED AND SNAPPED OF NUMEROUS LARGE TREES WITH ONE
FALLING ON AND CRUSHING A VEHICLE AND ANOTHER LANDING ON A LAWN
TRACTOR. A TRAMPOLINE WAS TOSSED 100 FEET...SEVERAL SCREENS AND A
SCREEN DOOR WERE BLOWN OFF A HOUSE AND COULD NOT BE FOUND. THERE WAS
ALSO SHINGLE DAMAGE AND MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE. A HAYBARN
WAS ALSO DAMAGED. THE MAXIMUM WIDTH OF THE TORNADO WAS 75 YARDS AND
THE INTENSITY WAS RATED AS F1 WITH WINDS ESTIMATED BETWEEN 80 AND 90
MPH.

A STORM DAMAGE SURVEY DETERMINED THAT A TORNADO OCCURRED IN THE IRON
GATE SUBDIVISION IN SUMMERVILLE. THIS TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 722
PM AND TRAVELED NORTHEAST ABOUT 100 YARDS BEFORE LIFTING. THE
TORNADO UPROOTED AND SNAPPED OFF NUMEROUS TREES...TORE OFF
SHINGLES...RIPPED OFF SIDING...AND BLEW DOWN A FENCE. A TREE BRANCH
FELL INTO A SIDE DOOR ON A GARAGE AND KNOCKED THE DOOR OPEN. THE
WIND FROM THE TORNADO ENTERED THE GARAGE THROUGH THIS DOOR AND
PARTIALLY PUSHED OUT THE GARAGE DOOR. THE MAXIMUM WIDTH OF THE
TORNADO WAS 40 YARDS. THIS TORNADO WAS RATED F1 WITH WINDS OF 75 TO
85 MPH.

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