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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
251 PM EDT MON APR 22 2024
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 04/20/24 DAMAGING WIND EVENT
YORK COUNTY WIND
RATING: TSTM/WIND
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 22.64 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 10000 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/20/2024
START TIME: 04:03 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 1 WNW YORK / YORK COUNTY / SC
START LAT/LON: 35.0018 / -81.2491
END DATE: 04/20/2024
END TIME: 04:47 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 3 NNE CATAWBA / YORK COUNTY / SC
END LAT/LON: 34.8822 / -80.8793
SURVEY SUMMARY:
AN INTENSE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IMPACTED PORTIONS OF YORK COUNTY
ON THE AFTERNOON OF SATURDAY, APRIL 20TH. THIS STORM PRODUCED A
SWATH OF EXTENSIVE WIND DAMAGE EXTENDING FROM THE CITY OF YORK TO
THE CITY OF ROCK HILL AND CONTINUING TO THE LANCASTER COUNTY
LINE. WINDS WITHIN THIS CORRIDOR WERE ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN 70-
90 MPH, WHICH DOWNED LARGE NUMBERS OF TREES AND POWER LINES.
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ALSO OCCURRED TO A NUMBER OF RESIDENCES AND
BUSINESSES INCLUDING COLLAPSED GAS STATION CANOPIES, ROOF DAMAGE,
BLOWN OUT WINDOWS, AND FACADE/SIDING DAMAGE. THE STORM ALSO
PRODUCED VERY LARGE HAIL RANGING FROM 2-2.75 INCHES (HEN EGG TO
BASEBALL SIZE). THE COMBINATION OF HIGH WINDS AND VERY LARGE HAIL
RESULTED IN WIND-DRIVEN HAIL THAT FURTHER EXACERBATED DAMAGE TO
STRUCTURES, VEHICLES AND TREES. A FEW MINOR INJURIES ALSO
OCCURRED.
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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