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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
210 PM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
..TORNADO CONFIRMED IN EASTERN BULLOCH COUNTY
CLITO RD TORNADO
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.05 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 25 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 10/10/2026
START TIME: 02:12 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 4 NW LEEFIELD / BULLOCH COUNTY / GA
START LAT/LON: 32.4612 / -81.6657
END DATE: 10/10/2026
END TIME: 02:13 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 4 NW LEEFIELD / BULLOCH COUNTY / GA
END LAT/LON: 32.4739 / -81.6558
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A LONG TRACK SUPERCELL PRODUCED AN INITIAL WEAK TORNADO NEAR THE
INTERSECTION OF CLITO ROAD AND ROUGH RIDER ROAD IN EASTERN
BULLOCH COUNTY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RECEIVED A WITNESS
REPORT OF A TORNADO ON THE GROUND AND, UPON CONDUCTING A GROUND
AND DRONE SURVEY, FOUND THAT LARGE TREES WERE UPROOTED IN A
CONVERGENT PATTERN, LARGE BRANCHES WERE SNAPPED, AND A CROP PIVOT
WAS DAMAGED ALONG THE PATH WHERE THE TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN
IN THE AREA.
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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