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NOUS42 KCHS 150420 CCA
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1220 AM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR ALLENDALE TORNADO EVENT FROM MARCH 12, 2026...
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 80 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 3.78 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 30 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/12/2026
START TIME: 09:44 AM EDT
START LOCATION: MILLETT / ALLENDALE COUNTY / SC
START LAT/LON: 33.0837 / -81.5414
END DATE: 03/12/2026
END TIME: 09:48 AM EDT
END LOCATION: 2 NNW MARTIN / ALLENDALE COUNTY / SC
END LAT/LON: 33.1062 / -81.483
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE INITIAL DAMAGE APPEARED NEAR SPEEDWELL METHODIST CHURCH NEAR
THE INTERSECTION OF MILLETT ROAD AND LITTLE HELL ROAD AROUND
9:44 AM. DAMAGE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TORNADO PATH CONSISTED OF
A FEW UPROOTED TREES. THE TORNADO TRACKED NORTHEAST ACROSS A VERY
LARGE FIELD, CROSSING FURSE MILL ROAD. A WELL-BUILT OUTBUILDING
ALONG FURSE MILL ROAD HAD ITS ROOF REMOVED, WITH SEVERAL NEARBY
LARGE PINE TREES EITHER SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. THE TORNADO THEN
DAMAGED A FAMILY FARM OFF OF HIGHWAY 125, PEELING TIN ROOF
MATERIAL OFF OF 4 TO 5 POLE BARNS AND GARAGES. ADDITIONAL TREE
DAMAGE WAS NOTED IN THE AREA, BUT SOME OF THE DAMAGE WAS LIKELY
ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE HELENE. THE TORNADO THEN REACHED A HOME
SITE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF PATTERSON MILL DRIVE AND ELLIS
ROAD. TWO VERY LARGE TREES WERE UPROOTED IN THE FRONT YARD OF THE
HOUSE, WITH SOME ADDITIONAL TREE DAMAGE IN THE BACKYARD. THE
TRACK OF THE TORNADO DAMAGE ENDED ALONG ELLIS ROAD IN A FORESTED
AREA. A CLEAR CONVERGENT PATTERN WAS NOTED WITH NUMEROUS SNAPPED
OR UPROOTED HARDWOODS.
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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