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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
301 PM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 09/27/2024 Tornado Event 12 miles  West
of Georgetown SC...

The remnants of Hurricane Helene moved northward across
Georgia and into the western Carolinas on Friday. Several
rotating storms developed in the outer rain bands across the
eastern Carolinas.

.Tornado 12 W of Georgetown...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    65 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.42 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   20 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             09/27/2024
Start Time:             06:04 AM EDT
Start Location:         4 SSW Sampit / Georgetown County / SC
Start Lat/Lon:          33.3248 / -79.4946

End Date:               09/27/2024
End Time:               06:06 AM EDT
End Location:           2 WSW Sampit / Georgetown County / SC
End Lat/Lon:            33.359 / -79.4855

Survey Summary:
A small tornado associated with Helene likely started near the
intersection of Columbus Rd and Stafford Rd, where a concentrated
area of downed limbs was found, along with an uprooted tree. The
tornado tracked north-northeastward and snapped a couple trees in
a converging pattern at a residence near the intersection of
Stafford Dr, Knowlin Rd, and Ben Rufus Dr. with additional limbs
downed along Ben Rufus Dr. Another concentrated area of pine
needle loss and limbs down was found along Carrie Rd. Multiple
pine trees were snapped along Saints Delight Rd just west of the
Sampit Recycling Center where the tornado likely lifted. Note
that it is unknown whether a continuous path of damage occurred
between Carrie Rd and US 17 due to the forested area being
inaccessible.

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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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