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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
201 PM EDT THU AUG 2 2012

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR KIAWAH ISLAND IN CHARLESTON COUNTY SOUTH
CAROLINA...

LOCATION...KIAWAH ISLAND IN CHARLESTON COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA
DATE...AUGUST 1 2012
ESTIMATED TIME...817 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...65 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...50 YARDS 
BEGINNING LAT/LON...32.61N / 80.12W 
ENDING LAT/LON...32.61N / 80.12W
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0

* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.

...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON SC HAS CONFIRMED AN EF-0
TORNADO NEAR KIAWAH ISLAND IN CHARLESTON COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA ON
AUGUST 1 2012.

BASED ON EYEWITNESS DESCRIPTIONS...A FUNNEL CLOUD FIRST APPEARED OVER
KIAWAH ISLAND THEN MOVED INTO THE WATERWAY EAST OF THE BRIDGE ON KIAWAH
ISLAND PARKWAY. BASED ON PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEO TAKEN...IT APPEARS
THAT THE FUNNEL BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY BEFORE
DISSIPATING. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF DAMAGE FROM THIS
TORNADO.

THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/CHS. PHOTOGRAPHS WILL ALSO BE POSTED ON OUR TWITTER
ACCOUNT AT NWSCHARLESTONSC AND ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AT US
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC. 

FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO
THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH.
EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH.
EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH.
EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH.
EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH.
EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH.

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