weather.gov
|
weather.gov
|
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
 |
Home | News | Organization |
 |
|
Mother's Day Tornado Outbreak - May 11, 2008
SUMMARY: Five tornadoes struck Southeast Georgia and Southeast South Carolina on May 11, 2008. The strongest tornado, a violent EF-4, caused significant damage in McIntosh County, GA. This was only the second EF-4 tornado to ever hit in the NWS Charleston, SC Forecast Area, and only the 9th EF-4 tornado to strike anywhere in the State of Georgia since 1950. The only other EF-4 tornado to hit in the Charleston, SC Forecast Area was in Bulloch County, GA on April 25, 1929. That tornado killed 40 people and injured 300. In addition to the McIntosh County EF-4 tornado, there was one EF-3 tornado in Tattnall County, GA (near Cobbtown), an EF-2 tornado in Charleston County, SC (near Wadmalaw Island and Johns Island), an EF-1 tornado in Screven County, GA (near Emmalane) and another in Bulloch County, GA (near Nevils and Denmark). Significant straight line wind damage, as well as severe hail, also occurred in many other places in Southeast Georgia and Southeast South Carolina from May 10-11, 2008. Overall, there were no deaths and 12 people were injured during this severe weather outbreak. Tornado/Significant Straight Line Winds in the Charleston CWA:
Emmalane (Jenkins County) EF-1 Tornado and Jenkins County Straight Line Wind Damage Strength..........EF-3 Peak Winds....140-150 mph Max Width.....200 yards Track Length..4.5 miles starting at the intersection of the Toombs, Emanuel and Candler County Lines Injuries...........2 Deaths............0 Screven County Straight Line Wind Damage Peak Winds....110 Injuries...........0 Deaths............0 Nevils-Denmark (Bulloch County) EF-1 Tornado Strength..........EF-1 Peak Winds....105-110 mph Max Width.....400 yards Track Length..2.25 miles Injuries...........0 Deaths............0 Darien (McIntosh County) EF-4 Tornado Strength..........EF-4 Peak Winds....170-180 mph Max Width.....700 yards Track Length..11 miles Injuries...........9 Deaths............0 Wadmalaw Island/Johns Island (Charleston County) EF-2 Tornado Strength..........EF-2 Peak Winds....120 mph Max Width.....1 mile Track Length..12 miles Injuries...........0 Deaths............0
Storm Prediction Center Products: Mesoscale Discussions:
Convective Watches: Satellite/Radar Imagery:
Event Summary Team: Doug Berry, Michael Emlaw, John Quagliariello, Steven
Taylor, Frank Alsheimer, Jon Jelsema, Wendy Moen
|
