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Public Information Statement...UPDATED
National Weather Service Charleston SC
1117 AM EDT Thu Apr 28 2022


...NWS Damage Survey for the April 5, 2022 Tornado Event in Bryan
County GA - Update # 2...

.Update...to extend the end point of the track

.Bryan County GA...

Rating:                 EF4
Estimated Peak Wind:    185 mph
Path Length /statute/:  14.5113 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   1300.0 yards
Fatalities:             1
Injuries:               12

Start Date:             04/05/2022
Start Time:             05:18 PM EDT
Start Location:         Pembroke / Bryan County / GA
Start Lat/Lon:          32.1202 / -81.6561

End Date:               04/05/2022
End Time:               05:33 PM EDT
End Location:           1 ESE Blitchton / Bryan County / GA
End Lat/Lon:            32.1854 / -81.4225

Survey Summary:
A strong tornado began just west of the Bryan County Courthouse
in Pembroke, where it damaged part of the roof, blew out some
windows, and snapped numerous trees. The tornado moved
northeastward across a wooded, marshy area, including C C, Stubbs
Farms and Stubby Roads. In this area it produced massive tree
damage, and heavily damaged a residence on Stubby Farm Road. The
tornado then continued east-northeast moving through Hendrix
Park, Park Place subdivision, and Black Creek Golf Course, where
it reached it maximum EF-4 intensity of 185 mph, and width of
approximately 3/4 of a mile. Across this area the tornado
extensively damaged most of the homes, structures and trees. Some
homes and structures were completely destroyed. Several injures,
some serious, occurred in this area as well. The tornado
continued east-northeast over wooded and marshy areas, across
Olive Branch Road and then across the southern end of Homestead
Drive. Several mobile homes were completely destroyed, and one
fatality and additional injuries occurred in this area. The
tornado began to weaken as it moved toward the interchange of I-
16 and U.S. Highway 280. In this area there was some minor roof
damage to a large industrial building off of Oracal Parkway
Circle, as well as some snapping and uprooting of trees. It
finally dissipated in a marshy region just east of Oracal Parkway
Circle. 


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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

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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