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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

National Weather Service Wilmington NC

622 PM EDT Thu May 16 2024



...NWS Damage Survey for 05/14/24 Tornado Event...



.Tornado 6 Miles South of Blenheim...



Rating:                 EF0

Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph

Path Length /statute/:  1.67 miles

Path Width /maximum/:   150 yards

Fatalities:             0

Injuries:               0



Start Date:             05/14/2024

Start Time:             04:39 PM EDT

Start Location:         3 WNW Brownsville / Marlboro County / SC

Start Lat/Lon:          34.4198 / -79.6459



End Date:               05/14/2024

End Time:               04:45 PM EDT

End Location:           3 NW Brownsville / Marlboro County / SC

End Lat/Lon:            34.4356 / -79.6245



Survey Summary:

A narrow tornado started near River Road where a few oak trees

were uprooted and snapped, along with numerous downed limbs in the

area. The tornado appeared to peak in strength as it continued

northeastward and reached Screwpin Road where it caused extensive

shingle removal on the southwest side of a single-family

residence, snapped 4 Bradford Pear trees at the front of the

property, tossed one whole tree about 50-60 yards to the west of

its base, and uprooted numerous oak trees with a converging

pattern in a grove of trees just northwest of the property. On

the adjacent property to the immediate west, a small water pump

shed was destroyed and a 50-60 ft flagpole was snapped about 5 ft

above the base and thrown an unknown distance.



The tornado then tracked northeastward across a farm field with a 

few large limbs scattered across the field and some weak but noticeable 

ground scouring amongst new crops from the grove of trees northeastward

to a private lake. At the lake, a small boat with an attached

motor was flipped within a covered dock on its southwest side and

additional downed oak trees and large limbs were observed on its

northeast side. The tornado may have briefly lifted as it moved

across SC Highway 38 with minimal tree limb damage observed on

either side of the highway before it appeared to strengthen again

when moving into another property. 



Additional large limbs were snapped on the southwest side of this 

property and an old home suffered considerable metal roof panel removal 

with the panels scattered northwest and west of the home. Minor metal 

roof damage to a few equipment shelters, a newer barn door which was pushed

in enough to break it from its hinges, and several large pecan

tree limbs which snapped off were observed on the northwest side

of this property. Lastly, young corn crops were nearly flattened

and an open two-tier wood fence was blown down and tossed to the

northwest just before the tornado crossed Old Highway 38 South.

The tornado dissipated just northeast of this road with no

additional damage observed at Allen Ridge Road.



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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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