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NOUS42 KCAE 101351
PNSCAE

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
930 AM EDT THU SEP 10 2004

...POST FRANCES SUMMARY FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND EAST CENTRAL
GEORGIA...

ON SEPTEMBER 7 THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE FRANCES PRODUCED A RASH OF
22 TORNADOES AFFECTING 12 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA.
SEVERAL COUNTIES HAD MULTIPLE TORNADOES. THERE WERE 12 INJURIES.
DAMAGE SURVEYS AND RELIABLE REPORTS REVEALED THE FOLLOWING TORNADO
CLASSIFICATIONS BY COUNTY ALONG WITH DAMAGE DESCRIPTIONS:

AIKEN COUNTY - 1 F0. TREES DOWN.

BAMBERG COUNTY  1 F0. TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.

BARNWELL COUNTY  1 F0. TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
 
CALHOUN COUNTY  2 F0S. TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY  1 F0. TREES DOWN.

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY - 1 F1. DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES, BUSINESSES, AND
SCHOOL.

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY - 1 F2. 2 MOBILE HOMES DESTROYED, MANY OTHERS
WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. 5 INJURIES.

CLARENDON COUNTY - 1 F0. TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.

FAIRFIELD COUNTY - 1 F0. TREES DOWN.

KERSHAW COUNTY - 1 F0. MINOR DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES. TREES AND POWER
LINES DOWN.

KERSHAW COUNTY - 1 F1. MODERATE DAMGE TO SEVERAL MOBILE HOMES AND
FRAMED HOUSES. 1 INJURY.

KERSHAW COUNTY - 1 F3. SEVERE DAMAGE TO BRICK HORSE STABLE. SEVERAL
OUT BUILDINGS DESTROYED. MANY HOUSES DAMAGED. TREES/POWER LINES DOWN.

LANCASTER COUNTY - 1 F1. BUILDING ON TURKEY FARM SEVERELY DAMAGED.
FEW OTHER HOMES/MOBILE HOMES HAD MODERATE DAMAGE.

LEE COUNTY - 1 F0. TREES/POWER LINES DOWN. MINOR MOBILE HOME DAMAGE.

LEE COUNTY - 1 F1. MODERATE DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES AND COTTON MILL.

ORANGEBURG COUNTY - 1 F0. RELIABLE REPORT OF TOUCHDOWN ON CANNON
BRIDGE RD.

RICHLAND COUNTY - 1 F0. TREES/POWER LINES DOWN.

RICHLAND COUNTY - 1 F1. MODERATE DAMAGE TO 22 HOMES AND STRUCTURES.
TREES/POWER LINES DOWN.

RICHLAND COUNTY - 1 F2. 3 MOBILE HOMES DESTROYED. SEVERAL OTHERS
DAMAGED. TREES/POWER LINES DOWN. 3 INJURIES.

SUMTER COUNTY - 1 F1. LIGHT/MODERATE DAMAGE TO HOMES/STRUCTURES.
TREES/POWER LINES DOWN.

SUMTER COUNTY. 1 F2. 55 HOMES DAMAGED, 9 DESTROYED. ABOUT 1.7
MILLION DAMAGE. 3 INJURIES.


IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADOES, THERE WERE SEVERAL REPORTS OF STRONG
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS WHICH DOWNED TREES, DESTROYED TWO MOBILE HOMES,
AND DAMAGED SEVERAL OTHER ROOFS.

THERE WERE ALSO WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE AREA OF 3 TO 4
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES IN HEAVIER
TROPICAL RAIN BANDS. SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING WAS REPORTED. A
SEPARATE STATEMENT WAS ISSUED DETAILING THE RAINFALL REPORTS FOR
CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA/CENTRAL SAVANNAH
RIVER AREA.

THE RECENT RAINS ALSO AFFECTED MANY RIVERS IN THE AREA. AT 8 AM ON
SEPTEMBER 10, RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS WERE IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
RIVERS...WATEREE...CONGAREE...PEE DEE...BROAD...SALUDA...AND ENOREE.
REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENT FROM WFO COLUMBIA, SC.


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NOUS42 KGSP 092047
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GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-SCZ001>014-
019-100000-

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
430 PM EDT THU SEP 9 2004

PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY FOR TORNADO DAMAGE IN CHESTER COUNTY SOUTH
CAROLINA...ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRANCES.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG DETERMINED
THAT THE DAMAGE WHICH OCCURRED TUESDAY EVENING...SEPTEMBER 7TH...IN
SOUTHEAST CHESTER COUNTY WAS CAUSED BY A TORNADO. IT IS ESTIMATED
THAT THE TORNADO PRODUCED HIGH END F1 DAMAGE. ALL OF THE DAMAGE WAS
ALONG OLD MILL ROAD ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHESTER...JUST OFF
OF STATE ROUTE 97.

THE ROOF OF A WELL CONSTRUCTED BRICK HOME WAS LIFTED A SHORT WAYS
OFF THE HOSE...THOUGH IT WAS NOT COMPLETELY REMOVED. ONE WALL ON THE
GARAGE WAS BLOWN IN ABOUT A FOOT ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE HOME. A 
CAR PORT NEAR THE HOUSE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED...WITH MOST OF THE
ROOF SCATTERED TO THE WEST OF THE PATH. SOUTH OF THE HOME...ON THE
SOUTH SIDE OF OLD MILL ROAD...SEVERAL TREES WERE DOWNED ALONG THE
NARROW...50 YARD WIDE PATH. A SMALL TRAILER AT THE BUCK HORN HUNT
CLUB WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND ANOTHER DAMAGED...THOUGH THE
CENTER OF THE PATH PASSED JUST WEST OF THE HUNT CLUB ITSELF. THE
LENGTH OF THE TORNADO IS ESTIMATED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE.

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NOUS42 KCAE 091906
PNSCAE
GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>031-035>038-041-100015-

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
305 PM EDT THU SEP 9 2004

...RAINFALL MEASUREMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM FRANCES...

.SUMMARY...
IT APPEARS THAT WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES FELL ACROSS MOST
OF THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA AND MIDLANDS. HIGHER LOCAL
AMOUNTS IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS OCCURRED IN HEAVIER RAIN BANDS.

.NOTES...
INFORMATION SORTED BY STATE...THEN SPECIFIC LOCATIONS LISTED BY
SOURCE. AMOUNTS ARE GIVEN IN INCHES. MANY THANKS TO THE NUMEROUS
SOURCES LISTED BELOW.

...SOUTH CAROLINA...

.OFFICIAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) ASOS OBSERVATIONS...

COLUMBIA OWENS FIELD...3.46
COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN AIRPORT...3.16
ORANGEBURG AIRPORT...2.15

.NWS CO-OPERATIVE OBSERVERS...

JOHNSTON (EDGEFIELD CO)...4.81
LAKE GREENWOOD DAM (NEWBERRY CO)...4.42
AIKEN...4.21
SALUDA...3.95
SANDHILL EXP ST (RICHLAND CO)...3.83
LAKE WATEREE DAM (KERSHAW CO)...3.61
CHAPPELLS (NEWBERRY CO)...3.58
LAKE MURRAY DAM (LEXINGTON CO)...3.40
SANDY RUN (CALHOUN CO)...3.40
SUMTER...3.33
PELION...2.80

.MILITARY...

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE...2.42

.US FOREST SERVICE...

WHITMIRE (NEWBERRY/UNION CO LINE)...8.32
SAVANNAH RIVER SITE (9 MILE SE OF JACKSON)...5.40
SAVANNAH RIVER SITE (7 MILES SE OF NEW ELLENTON)...4.45
SAVANNAH RIVER SITE (8 MILES SE OF JACKSON)...4.36
LONGCANE (EDGEFIELD CO)...3.49
SAVANNAH RIVER SITE (9 MILES SSE OF JACKSON)...3.44
SAVANNAH RIVER SITE (4 MILES SOUTH OF NEW ELLENTON)...3.37

.US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AUTOMATED GAUGES...

MCBEE (CHESTERFIELD CO)...8.17
MT CARMEL (MCCORMICK CO)...6.61
BATESBURG LEESVILLE (LEXINGTON CO)...5.79
PAGELAND (CHESTERFIELD CO)...5.72
EDGEFIELD...4.17
SALUDA...4.11
BISHOPVILLE...3.53

.SC FORESTRY COMMISSION...

PATRICK/SANDHILLS STATE FOREST (CHESTERFIELD CO)...8.18
CHERAW (CHESTERFIELD CO)...6.50
FAIRFIELD CO...6.50
PROSPERITY (NEWBERRY CO)...4.70
CHAPIN (LEXINGTON CO)...4.40
LEXINGTON...4.00
NEWBERRY...3.72
SALUDA...2.60

.OTHER...

LONGTOWN (PRIVATE CITIZEN/FAIRFIELD CO)...4.98
LEXINGTON (NWS EMPLOYEE)...4.10

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...GEORGIA...

.OFFICIAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) ASOS OBSERVATIONS...

AUGUSTA BUSH FIELD...3.78
AUGUSTA DANIEL FIELD...3.44

.NWS CO-OPERATIVE OBSERVERS AND AUTOMATED GAUGES...

APPLING (COLUMBIA CO)...3.40
WAYNESBORO (BURKE CO)...3.35
AUGUSTA (11TH ST)...3.31

.US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AUTOMATED GAUGES...

MIDVILLE (BURKE CO)...6.05
SARDIS (BURKE CO)...4.00
FORT GORDON (RICHMOND CO)...3.85
AUGUSTA (SPIRIT CREEK AND US HWY 1)...3.80

.STATE OF GEORGIA AUTOMATED ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING NETWORK...

MIDVILLE (BURKE CO)...5.65
DEARING (MCDUFFIE CO)...4.07
CLARKS HILL DAM (GA/SC STATE LINE)...4.02

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MILLER




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8 more confirmed tornadoes in the NE quadrant of South Carolina through the ILM WFO in this storm summary ... which brings the total to 30 .. pending Charleston, and Greenville-Spartanburg's findings in their CWA's...

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NOUS42 KILM 101535
PNSILM

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1135 AM EDT FRI SEP 10 2004

...FINAL SUMMARY OF DAMAGE FROM SEPTEMBER 7TH TORNADO OUTBREAK...

DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TEAMS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
WILMINGTON, NC CONDUCTED SURVEYS OF THE TORNADO DAMAGE WHICH
OCCURRED ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2004 ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. THE FOLLOWING IS A
SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING MAPS AND
PICTURES WILL BE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE AT
HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ILM WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS)...

.DARLINGTON COUNTY (TORNADO AT 1235 PM EDT)...

STORM INFORMATION:
AT 1235 PM EDT...A TORNADO BEGAN IN DARLINGTON COUNTY 2.7 MILES SW
OF HARTSVILLE AND ENDED 2.3 MILES SW OF HARTSVILLE. THE TOTAL PATH
LENGTH WAS 1.3 MILES AND THE TOTAL PATH WIDTH WAS 50 YARDS.

STORM DAMAGE:
DAMAGE WAS MAINLY IN THE FORM OF SEVERAL SNAPPED TREES...A FEW OF
WHICH FELL ONTO HOMES AND DAMAGED ROOFS. DAMAGE WAS MOST EXTENSIVE
ALONG WILLIS DRIVE...APPROXIMATELY 1.6 MILES WEST OF US 15 ON 151.
THE TORNADO LIFTED AND CROSSED 151 AND THE CAROLINA PINES REGIONAL
MEDICAL CENTER...THEN TOUCHED DOWN BRIEFLY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD NW OF
THE MEDICAL CENTER AND SNAPPED A FEW ADDITIONAL PINE TREES. DAMAGE
WAS RATED AS F0.

WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
TORNADO WARNING FOR DARLINGTON COUNTY VALID FROM 1227 PM TO 110 PM
(8 MINUTES LEAD TIME).

&&

.COLUMBUS AND ROBESON COUNTIES (TORNADO FROM 138 PM TO 205 PM EDT)...

STORM INFORMATION:
AT 138 PM EDT...A TORNADO BEGAN IN COLUMBUS COUNTY 2.8 MILES ESE OF
CERRO GORDO. THE TORNADO CONTINUED 10 MILES ACROSS COLUMBUS COUNTY
AND REACHED BOARDMAN AT 2:05 PM. THE TORNADO THEN ENTERED ROBESON
COUNTY 4.3 MILES ESE OF ORRUM...AND CONTINUED 2.9 MILES BEFORE
ENDING 2.6 MILES NE OF ORRUM. THE TOTAL PATH LENGTH WAS 12.9 MILES
AND THE TOTAL PATH WIDTH WAS 40 YARDS.

STORM DAMAGE:
SPOTTY DAMAGE OCCURRED ALONG THE PATH OF THE TORNADO. F1 DAMAGE
OCCURRED ON JOE PIVER ROAD...ONE HOUSE WAS DESTROYED AND ANOTHER HAD
ROOF DAMAGE. F1 DAMAGE OCCURRED ON DOLPH LEWIS ROAD...SIX LARGE OAK
TREES AND ONE PECAN TREE WERE DOWNED (SOME OVER 200 YEARS OLD)...AND
TWO CHIMNEYS WERE BLOWN OFF THE ROOF OF A HOUSE. F1 DAMAGE OCCURRED
ON ANDREW JACKSON HIGHWAY SW...ONE HOUSE WAS DESTROYED...AND THERE
WAS ROOF DAMAGE AND A SHED DESTROYED AT A NEARBY CHURCH. F0 DAMAGE
OCCURRED ON PRINCESS ANN ROAD...TREES WERE SHEARED...A TIN ROOF
PEELED UP AND WAS TOSSED...AN UNSECURED SHED SHIFTED ONE FOOT OFF
ITS FOUNDATION...AND PEACH TREES WERE KNOCKED DOWN. F1 DAMAGE
OCCURRED ON OLD 74 (WEST OF EVERGREEN)...A ROOF LIFTED/SHIFTED AND
BLOCK WALLS CRACKED AT A BEAUTY SALON. F1 DAMAGE OCCURRED ON OLD
BOARDMAN ROAD (IN BOARDMAN)...THE FRONT PORCH OF A HOUSE WAS
DESTROYED...WITH WOOD PROJECTILES THROWN 70 TO 80 YARDS. F0 DAMAGE
OCCURRED ON STATE ROUTE 72E...A LARGE TREE WAS UPROOTED AND DOWN
ACROSS THE ROADWAY.

WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
TORNADO WARNING FOR COLUMBUS COUNTY VALID FROM 120 PM TO 215 PM (18
MINUTES LEAD TIME).
TORNADO WARNING FOR ROBESON COUNTY VALID FROM 154 PM TO 245 PM (11
MINUTES LEAD TIME).

&&

.DARLINGTON COUNTY (TORNADO AT 110 PM EDT)...

STORM INFORMATION:
AT 110 PM EDT...A TORNADO BEGAN IN DARLINGTON COUNTY 1.0 MILE S OF
SOCIETY HILL AND ENDED 0.3 MILES SW OF SOCIETY HILL. THE TOTAL PATH
LENGTH WAS 0.7 MILES AND THE TOTAL PATH WIDTH WAS 50 YARDS.

STORM DAMAGE:
THE TORNADO SNAPPED SEVERAL TREES ALONG ITS PATH. SOME TREE LIMBS
CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ROOF OF A HOME ON CHURCH STREET. DAMAGE WAS
RATED AS F0.

WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
TORNADO WARNING FOR DARLINGTON COUNTY VALID FROM 1217 PM TO 110 PM
(53 MINUTES LEAD TIME).

&&

.MARLBORO COUNTY (TORNADO FROM 205 PM TO 212 PM EDT)...

STORM INFORMATION:
AT 205 PM EDT...A TORNADO BEGAN IN MARLBORO COUNTY 4.5 MILES SSE OF
CLIO AND ENDED AT CLIO AT 212 PM. THE TOTAL PATH LENGTH WAS 5.0
MILES AND THE TOTAL PATH WIDTH WAS 100 YARDS.

STORM DAMAGE:
THE TORNADO SNAPPED A FEW TREES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF HEBRON DUNBAR
ROAD. IT MOVED NORTH THROUGH RURAL AREAS SNAPPING NUMEROUS TREES EN
ROUTE TO CLIO. AROUND 210 PM THE STORM CROSSED THE CENTER OF CLIO AT
THE INTERSECTION OF SR 9 AND SR 381...AND THIS WAS WHERE THE MOST
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE OCCURRED. SEVERAL DOZEN TREES WERE EITHER SNAPPED
OFF OR UPROOTED. THE LARGEST DOWNED TREES WERE UP TO THREE FEET IN
DIAMETER. MOST OF THE DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES APPEARED TO BE THE RESULT
OF FALLING TREES. DAMAGE WAS PRIMARILY F0 ALONG THE PATH LEADING TO
CLIO...THEN THE TORNADO INTENSIFIED TO A WEAK F1 WHEN IT REACHED
TOWN.

WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
TORNADO WARNING FOR MARLBORO COUNTY VALID FROM 205 PM TO 245 PM
(NO LEAD TIME).

&&

.MARLBORO COUNTY (TORNADO AT 227 PM EDT)...

STORM INFORMATION:
THIS TORNADO DESCENDED FROM THE SAME STORM THAT PRODUCED THE CLIO
TORNADO. AT 227 PM EDT...A TORNADO BEGAN IN MARLBORO COUNTY 1.5
MILES SW OF MCCOLL AND ENDED 1.5 MILES SW OF MCCOLL. THE TOTAL PATH
LENGTH WAS 0.3 MILES AND THE TOTAL PATH WIDTH WAS 25 YARDS.

STORM DAMAGE:
THE FUNNEL DESCENDED JUST SOUTH OF US ROUTE 15 ALONG SR 35-338 AND
SNAPPED LIMBS FROM A FEW TREES. IT THEN CROSSED US 15 AND DEMOLISHED
A MOBILE HOME THAT WAS STRAPPED DOWN. THE TORNADO LIFTED ALMOST
IMMEDIATELY AFTER HITTING THE MOBILE HOME. DAMAGE WAS RATED AS F1.

WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
TORNADO WARNING FOR MARLBORO COUNTY VALID FROM 205 PM TO 245 PM
(22 MINUTES LEAD TIME).

&&

.ROBESON COUNTY (TORNADO AT 247 PM EDT)...

STORM INFORMATION:
AT 247 PM EDT...A TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN IN ROBESON COUNTY AT
LUMBERTON. THE TOTAL PATH LENGTH WAS 0.1 MILE AND THE TOTAL PATH
WIDTH WAS 10 YARDS.

STORM DAMAGE:
F0 TORNADO. BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN WITNESSED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
FIRE DEPARTMENT...NO DAMAGE REPORTED.

WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
TORNADO WARNING FOR ROBESON COUNTY VALID FROM 242 PM TO 345 PM (5
MINUTES LEAD TIME).

&&

.DARLINGTON COUNTY (TORNADO AT 311 PM EDT)...

STORM INFORMATION:
AT 311 PM EDT...A TORNADO BEGAN IN DARLINGTON COUNTY 7.1 MILES NNE
OF DARLINGTON AND ENDED 7.2 MILES NNE OF DARLINGTON...NEAR MONT
CLARE. THE TOTAL PATH LENGTH WAS 0.1 MILES AND THE TOTAL PATH WIDTH
WAS 30 YARDS.

STORM DAMAGE:
DAMAGE OCCURRED TO SEVERAL TREES AND A MOBILE HOME ON FLAT CREEK
ROAD. THE EMERGENCY MANAGERS OFFICE ESTIMATED $8K WORTH OF DAMAGE.
THE TORNADO DAMAGE WAS RATED AS F1.

WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
TORNADO WARNING FOR DARLINGTON COUNTY VALID FROM 303 PM TO 400 PM
(8 MINUTES LEAD TIME).

&&

.ROBESON COUNTY (TORNADO FROM 353 PM TO 358 PM EDT)...

STORM INFORMATION:
AT 353 PM EDT...A TORNADO BEGAN IN ROBESON COUNTY 2.3 MILES NW OF
MARIETTA AND ENDED 6.5 MILES NW OF MARIETTA AT 358 PM. THE TOTAL
PATH LENGTH WAS 4.2 MILES AND THE TOTAL PATH WIDTH WAS 40 YARDS.

STORM DAMAGE:
SPOTTY DAMAGE OCCURRED ALONG THE PATH OF THE TORNADO. F1 DAMAGE
OCCURRED ON OAKDALE CHURCH ROAD...THREE HOUSES WERE DAMAGED...ONE
HAD A CARPORT DESTROYED AND TREE DAMAGE...ONE HAD TREES DOWN ON THE
HOUSE...AND ANOTHER HAD TREE AND ROOF DAMAGE. F1 DAMAGE OCCURRED ON
WHITE POND ROAD...ONE HOUSE HAD DAMAGE TO A PORCH AND A TIN SHED
DESTROYED...AND THERE WAS ALSO TREE DAMAGE.

WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
NONE.

&&

.FLORENCE AND DARLINGTON COUNTIES (TORNADO FROM 545 PM TO 547 PM
EDT)...

STORM INFORMATION:
AT 545 PM EDT...A TORNADO BEGAN IN FLORENCE COUNTY 2.6 MILES N OF
QUINBY. THE TORNADO CONTINUED 0.4 MILES ACROSS FLORENCE COUNTY AND
REACHED 3.0 MILES NORTH OF QUINBY BEFORE EXITING THE COUNTY. THE
TORNADO THEN ENTERED DARLINGTON COUNTY 7.9 MILES ESE OF
DARLINGTON...AND CONTINUED 0.6 MILES BEFORE ENDING 7.5 MILES ESE OF
DARLINGTON AT 547 PM. THE TOTAL PATH LENGTH WAS 1.0 MILE AND
THE TOTAL PATH WIDTH WAS 30 YARDS.

STORM DAMAGE:
THE TORNADO CAUSED DAMAGE TO A BILLBOARD AND SEVERAL TREES ADJACENT
TO THE PARKING LOT OF THE PETRO TRUCK STOP. IT THEN MOVED ACROSS
THE COUNTY LINE INTO DARLINGTON COUNTY SNAPPING NUMEROUS TREES IN A
RURAL AREA. DAMAGE WAS RATED AS F0.

WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
NONE.

&&

.ROBESON COUNTY (TORNADO FROM 610 PM TO 616 PM EDT)...

STORM INFORMATION:
AT 610 PM EDT...A TORNADO BEGAN IN ROBESON COUNTY 3.8 MILES ENE OF
MARIETTA AND ENDED 2.9 MILES NE OF MARIETTA AT 616 PM. THE TOTAL
PATH LENGTH WAS 1.6 MILES AND THE TOTAL PATH WIDTH WAS 40 YARDS.

STORM DAMAGE:
SPOTTY DAMAGE OCCURRED ALONG THE PATH OF THE TORNADO. F0 DAMAGE
OCCURRED ON FAIR BLUFF ROAD...A TIN SHED WAS DESTROYED AND MANY TREE
LIMBS WERE DOWN. F0 DAMAGE OCCURRED ON TOBACCO ROAD...TREE DAMAGE.

WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
TORNADO WARNING FOR ROBESON COUNTY VALID FROM 520 PM TO 615 PM (30
MINUTES LEAD TIME).
TORNADO WARNING FOR ROBESON COUNTY VALID FROM 615 PM TO 700 PM (NO
LEAD TIME).

&&

.DILLON COUNTY (TORNADO AT 711 PM EDT)...
STORM INFORMATION:
AT 711 PM EDT...A TORNADO BEGAN 6.9 MILES E OF DILLON AND ENDED 6.5
MILES ENE OF DILLON. THE TOTAL PATH LENGTH WAS 1.3 MILES AND THE
TOTAL PATH WIDTH WAS 30 YARDS.

STORM DAMAGE:
THE TORNADO FLATTENED AN OLD BARN AND REMOVED PART OF THE ROOF ON A
SHED ALONG ARNETTE ROAD. IT ALSO SNAPPED A FEW TREES WHICH PRODUCED
ROOF DAMAGE TO A HOME NEAR AVALON ACADEMY ON PLEASANT HILL RD.
DAMAGE WAS RATED AS F0.

WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
NONE.

&&

.MARLBORO COUNTY (TORNADO AT 905 PM EDT)...

STORM INFORMATION:
AT 905 PM EDT...A TORNADO BEGAN IN MARLBORO COUNTY 4.1 MILES SW OF
BENNETTSVILLE AND ENDED 4.1 MILES WSW OF BENNETTSVILLE. THE TOTAL
PATH LENGTH WAS 0.5 MILES AND THE TOTAL PATH WIDTH WAS 25 YARDS.

STORM DAMAGE:
DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE HANSON SAND AND GRAVEL MINING PROPERTY ALONG
THE SOUTH SIDE OF HWY 15-401. ONE STEEL CONVEYOR BELT TRACK WAS
TWISTED. SEVERAL TREES WERE SNAPPED AS THE TORNADO APPROACHED
15-401. THE FRONT PORCH ROOF OF A CHURCH WAS LIFTED OFF AS THE
TORNADO CROSSED THE HIGHWAY. A FEW MORE TREES AND A POWER POLE WERE
SNAPPED ON THE HANSON PROPERTY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF 15-401. DAMAGE
WAS RATED AS F0.

WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
TORNADO WARNING FOR MARLBORO COUNTY VALID FROM 844 PM TO 915 PM (21
MINUTES LEAD TIME).

$$

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