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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
906 AM EST Mon Jan 13 2020

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 01/11/20 TORNADO EVENT...

..Townville-area Tornado #1...

Start Location...1 SW Townville in Anderson County SC
End Location...1 SSW Townville in Anderson County SC
Date...01/11/2020
Estimated Time...08:02 PM EST
Maximum EF-Scale Rating...EF0
Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...85 mph
Maximum Path Width...30 yards
Path Length...0.44 miles
Beginning Lat/Lon...34.55 / -82.914
Ending Lat/Lon...34.5536 / -82.9076
* Fatalities...0
* Injuries...0

...Summary...
Minor damage occurred off Fairplay Road southwest of Townville when
an unusual anticyclonic rotation developed within a larger area of 
straight-line wind damage. This first tornado spun up at the beginning
of the larger area of damage, bringing down a few trees, throwing
wrought-iron porch furniture off the back porch of a house, and 
destroying a carport-like barn. Metal sheeting from the barn roof was 
thrown over a quarter of a mile, with a 2x4 impaled into a tractor and 
several into the ground.

..Townville-area Tornado #2...

Start Location...2 NE Townville in Anderson County SC
End Location...2 NE Townville in Anderson County SC
Date...01/11/2020
Estimated Time...08:10 PM EST
Maximum EF-Scale Rating...EF0
Estimated Maximum Wind Speed...85 mph
Maximum Path Width...50 yards
Path Length...0.22 miles
Beginning Lat/Lon...34.5833 / -82.8697
Ending Lat/Lon...34.5859 / -82.8674
* Fatalities...0
* Injuries...0

...Summary...
Hundreds of trees were blown down by the straight-line winds mentioned
above as the storm pushed northeast across Townville, with some structural 
damage mainly due to trees on homes. However, before the strong winds
reached Hartwell Lake on the northeast side of town, another brief and
weak anticyclonic circulation developed, embedded in the larger area of
damaging winds. This brief tornado resulted in a concentration of 
downed trees on the lake side of Forest Drive and the end of Circle Drive.
The circulation moved over the lake with no notable damage on the other
side.

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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