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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
955 PM EDT SUN OCT 11 2026
..TORNADO CONFIRMED SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAPTOLO GEORGIA
CAPTOLO TORNADO
RATING: EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 80 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.45 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 25 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 10/10/2026
START TIME: 02:42 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 2 SSE CAPTOLO / SCREVEN COUNTY / GA
START LAT/LON: 32.6012 / -81.57890
END DATE: 10/10/2026
END TIME: 02:45 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 2 E CAPTOLO / SCREVEN COUNTY / GA
END LAT/LON: 32.6213 / -81.5715
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A WEAK TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN NEAR WIND MILL ROAD, SOUTHEAST
OF CAPTOLO, GA, BEFORE MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST AND DISSIPATING JUST
NORTH OF LIMESINK ROAD. ITS TRACK WAS PERIODICALLY VISIBLE ACROSS
OPEN GRASS FIELDS. TORNADO DAMAGE WAS MINOR AND LIMITED TO THE
BREAKAGE OF LARGE BRANCHES FROM BOTH HARDWOOD AND SOFTWOOD TREES.
THE TIN ROOF WAS PEALED BACK ON A STANDALONE GARAGE.
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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