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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Columbia SC
1229 AM EDT Wed Apr 15 2020

These tornadoes are in addition to another tornado that moved from
Elko SC to St. Matthews SC. The National Weather Service will be
conducting additional storm surveys this week. 

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR APRIL 13, 2020 TORNADO EVENT...

...SAVANNAH RIVER SITE TO NEAR WILLISTON TO SPRINGFIELD TORNADO...

Start Location...4 NW Savannah River Site in Aiken County SC
End Location...4 NE Springfield in Orangeburg County SC
Date...04/13/2020
Estimated Time...05:24 AM EDT
Maximum EF-Scale Rating...EF3
Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...140 mph
Maximum Path Width...800.0 yards
Path Length...30.19 miles
Beginning Lat/Lon...33.3104 / -81.6661
Ending Lat/Lon...33.5219 / -81.2168
* Fatalities...0
* Injuries...0

...Summary...
A strong, long-track tornado began in the Savannah River Site,
then moved in a general northeast direction in Aiken County near
the Barnwell County border. The tornado crossed into Barnwell
County northwest of Williston near Davis Bridge Road. The tornado
continued northeast across northern Barnwell County and crossed
into Orangeburg County and dissipated northeast of Springfield.
The tornado path length was approximately 30 miles, and at its
widest point was just under 0.5 miles. The tornado rating was an
EF-3, with peak wind speeds of 140 mph.

Savannah River Site provided information of significant tree 
damage from the area around Road F northward. The tornado 
strengthened as it moved out of the Savannah River Site, producing
its most significant damage near Williston Rd. and Jaywood Rd. 
west of Williston. In this area, significant roof damage and a 
partial wall collapse to a brick house occurred, with a small 
cinder block workshop destroyed. The tornado then destroyed a 
vacant  store building, and removed the roof and some 
of the walls of a metal auto shop building. Nearby trees were all 
snapped near the base. The tornado then destroyed a brick shed and
removed most of the roof off a home along Tinker Creek Road. A 
mobile home was shifted about 6-10 feet off its foundation along 
Cherry Tree Rd. The tornado then completely destroyed a 
manufactured home on Tinker Creek Rd near Charleston Hwy and 
snapped a significant number of trees in that area. The tornado 
then crossed Charleston Highway, removing a large portion of the 
roof and collapsing an exterior wall of a business. The tornado 
continued to snap and uproot countless trees as it crossed Davis 
Bridge Rd., and New Forest Rd. in northern Barnwell County. The 
tornado moved into Orangeburg County, uprooting many large trees 
in the town of Springfield, some of which fell on homes and one on
a church. The tornado finally dissipated northeast of 
Springfield, just before reaching the path of another EF-3 tornado
just to the east. 

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...HILDA TORANDO...

Start Location...5 S Hilda in Barnwell County SC
End Location...1 E Hilda in Barnwell County SC
Date...04/13/2020
Estimated Time...05:50 AM EDT
Maximum EF-Scale Rating...EF3
Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...145 mph
Maximum Path Width...800.0 yards
Path Length...5.45 miles
Beginning Lat/Lon...33.2071 / -81.2742
Ending Lat/Lon...33.2715 / -81.2223
* Fatalities...0
* Injuries...0

...Summary...
A tornado touched down in far southeast Barnwell moving
northeastward toward the Bamberg county line southeast of the
town of Hilda, briefly intensifying to a strong tornado along
Hartzog Road. The tornado length was 5.5 miles and had a width of
800 yards at its widest point. The tornado was rated EF-3, with
peak winds of 145 mph. 

The tornado began just north of Hwy 64 at Green Branch Road near 
Indigo Road. The tornado moved northeast across Hercules Creek and
caused significant tree damage at a residence on Friendship Road.
Several oak and pine trees were uprooted and snapped. A 
cinderblock garage had its metal roofing peeled off and the wind 
stress shifted the cinderblocks about half way up the wall. Along 
its northeastward path, there was continued tree damage but the 
tornado strengthened rapidly as it crossed Hartzog Road just south
of November Road. A well built bolted down metal building 
structure and tin tractor shed was completely destroyed. Further 
north along Hartzog Road, a residence had part of its roof lifted 
off and behind the residence, a two story wood frame building was 
shifted off its foundation and destroyed and an unachored log 
cabin was destroyed. As the tornado moved northeast toward 
Huckleberry Bay Road there were multiple hardwood trees snapped 
near the base of the trees. The tornado began to weaken as it 
crossed Old Salem Road continuing to damage trees along its path 
before dissipating just north of Huttos Chapel Road.
  
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...ROWESVILLE TO NEAR CAMERON TORNADO...

Start Location...3 NE Rowesville in Orangeburg County SC
End Location...4 SE Cameron in Calhoun County SC
Date...04/13/2020
Estimated Time...06:25 AM EDT
Maximum EF-Scale Rating...EF2
Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...119 mph
Maximum Path Width...700.0 yards
Path Length...10.29 miles
Beginning Lat/Lon...33.4032 / -80.787
Ending Lat/Lon...33.5123 / -80.6716
* Fatalities...0
* Injuries...0

...Summary...
A tornado touched down in Orangeburg County about 4 miles
northeast of Rowesville and tracked northeastward across
Interstate 26 and Highway 301. EF0 damage occurred from the
intersection of Garland and Bethel Forest Road, where the tornado
started, to just prior to crossing I-26. The tornado strengthened
producing EF-1 damage across agricultural fields and in the
Orangeburg Industrial Park. As the tornado crossed I-26 it
further strengthened to EF-2 then crossed Highway 301. The
tornado rapidly weakened to EF-1 then just north of Highway
301 and further to EF-0 as it moved into the Middle Pen Swamp.
Through the remainder of the tornado path it cycled between EF-
1 and EF-0 then finally lifted just north of the intersection of
Houcks Gin Road and Old State Road. The total tornado path length
was 10.3 miles with a maximum width of 700 yards.The tornado
caused numerous hardwood and softwood trees to be snapped along
the path and overturned multiple pivot irrigation systems. Damage
was done to a tractor dealership with the front windows being
shattered and the overhead doors being blown in by the wind.
Several of the snapped and uprooted trees were blown onto
structures causing roof damage to residential and industrial
structures. Damage to grain silos and outbuildings on the north
side of Highway 301 was estimated by the owner to be $1 million. 

EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph
EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph
EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph
EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph
EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph
EF5...Violent...>200 mph

* 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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