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Public Information Statement

National Weather Service Columbia SC

655 PM EDT Fri May 10 2024



...NWS Damage Survey for 05/09/24 Tornado Event...



...Clark Bridge Road Tornado in Fairfield County...



Rating:                 EF0

Estimated Peak Wind:    80 mph

Path Length /statute/:  0.36 miles

Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards

Fatalities:             0

Injuries:               0



Start Date:             05/09/2024

Start Time:             03:12 AM EDT

Start Location:         9 N Peak / Fairfield County / SC

Start Lat/Lon:          34.3696 / -81.2798



End Date:               05/09/2024

End Time:               03:14 AM EDT

End Location:           9 N Peak / Fairfield County / SC

End Lat/Lon:            34.3679 / -81.2739



Survey Summary:

A National Weather Service storm survey team confirmed a brief

EF-0 tornado with peak winds of 80 mph in northwestern Fairfield

County during the early morning hours of May 9th. The tornado

likely began in a wooded area northwest of Clark Bridge Road.

It then crossed the road while moving southeast resulting in

multiple downed or snapped trees in and around properties in

the 3900 block of Clark Bridge Road. The tornado then likely 

lifted a short distance beyond Clark Bridge Road in the woods 

behind the impacted properties shortly before reaching Crumpton 

Creek.



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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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