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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1158 PM EDT SUN OCT 11 2026
..TORNADO CONFIRMED IN WESTERN ALLENDALE COUNTY
WESTERN ALLENDALE COUNTY TORNADO
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 110 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 3.20 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 350 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 10/10/2026
START TIME: 4:19 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 6 SW APPLETON / ALLENDALE COUNTY / SC
START LAT/LON: 32.963 / -81.3979
END DATE: 10/10/2026
END TIME: 4:26 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 3 SW APPLETON / ALLENDALE COUNTY / SC
END LAT/LON: 33.008 / -81.3965
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE TORNADO CROSSED HIGHWAY 301 WEST OF GRAVEL HILL ROAD, CAUSING
SOME OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. IN TOTAL, FOUR HOMES WERE
IMPACTED: ONE SUSTAINED DESTRUCTION OF ALUMINUM ROOFING MATERIAL AND
A FRONT PORCH; ANOTHER HAD COMPLETE ROOF AND OUTER WALL FAILURE ON A
REAR ADDITION; AND THE OTHER TWO SUSTAINED MINOR ROOFING DAMAGE. AN
OUTBUILDING AND TWO CARPORTS WERE ALSO DESTROYED. THE TORNADO THEN
CONTINUED NORTH THROUGH A HEAVILY WOODED AREA, BUT ADDITIONAL TREE
DAMAGE OCCURRED JUST WEST OF MOULTRY LOOP AND ON REVOLUTIONARY TRAIL.
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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