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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
312 PM EDT MON MAY 25 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 05/24/2026 TORNADO EVENT
RUCKERSVILLE TORNADO
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 75 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.67 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 15 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 05/24/2026
START TIME: 08:17 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 2 SSW RUCKERSVILLE / ELBERT COUNTY / GA
START LAT/LON: 34.1396 / -82.8113
END DATE: 05/24/2026
END TIME: 08:21 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 1 WSW RUCKERSVILLE / ELBERT COUNTY / GA
END LAT/LON: 34.1638 / -82.8105
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A BRIEF EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN BETWEEN HULMES CHAPEL ROAD AND
RUCKERSVILLE ROAD WHERE SEVERAL TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES WERE
DOWN. THE TORNADO REACHED PEAK INTENSITY AT 75 MPH AS IT CROSSED
RUCKERSVILLE ROAD NEAR M&E FARMS. THE TORNADO COULD HAVE GONE
FURTHER NORTHEAST BUT THERE WAS NO ACCESS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.
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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