There were more than a dozen reports of tornadoes across the area Saturday. On Sunday, the National Weather Service sent teams out to investigate the damage to determine if it was done by tornadoes or straight line winds. Their survey concluded 7 tornadoes touched down while one other suspect tornado has been confirmed as a microburst. A microburst is an intense wind generated by a thunderstorm that quickly descends to the ground producing extensive damage in a relatively small area.
TORNADO #1LOCATION...LITTLE ROCK IN DILLON COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA
DATE...APRIL 16 2011
ESTIMATED TIME...3:25 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...105 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...0.25 MILES
PATH LENGTH...1 MILE
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...3
SEVERAL PINE TREES WERE SNAPPED AS WELL AS A FEW HARDWOODS. A FEW
LARGE HARDWOODS WERE UPROOTED. FALLING TREES CAUSED SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE TO MANY HOMES NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 9 AND HARLLEES
BRIDGE ROAD.
TORNADO #2LOCATION...ROWLAND IN ROBESON COUNTY NORTH CAROLINADATE...APRIL 16 2011
ESTIMATED TIME...3:33 PM EDT - 3:35 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...105 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...1 MILE
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED TO MANY HOMES AS A RESULT OF NUMEROUS
SNAPPED PINE TREES UP TO 2 FEET IN DIAMETER. MANY HOMES ALSO HAD
SHINGLES BLOWN OFF. A DETACHED GARAGE WAS PUSHED SEVERAL FEET OFF
ITS FOUNDATION AND A FEW OUTBUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED. STRAIGHT LINE
WIND DAMAGE TO TREES WAS APPARENT FOR ANOTHER MILE AFTER THE TORNADO
LIFTED.
TORNADO #3LOCATION...BARKER TEN MILE IN ROBESON COUNTY NORTH CAROLINADATE...APRIL 16 2011
ESTIMATED TIME...3:47 PM EDT - 3:49 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...105 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...0.2 MILES
PATH LENGTH...1.6 MILES
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0
SEVERAL HEADSTONES WERE TURNED OVER IN A CEMETERY WEST OF I-95 ON
HIGHWAY 301. SEVERAL LARGE PINE TREES WERE SNAPPED AS WELL AS
SEVERAL ORNAMENTAL TREES 8 INCHES IN DIAMETER. ABOUT HALF A DOZEN
POWER POLES WERE LEANING OVER AND A FLAG POLE WAS COMPLETELY BENT
OVER. NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED ALONG I-95. SIGNIFICANT WIND
DAMAGE OCCURRED IN BARKER TEN MILE AS SEVERAL DOZEN LARGE HARDWOOD
AND PINE TREES UP TO 2 FEET IN DIAMETER WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED.
FALLING TREES CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO MANY HOMES IN THE AREA OF
ROBIN ROAD AND CASTLE ROAD.
TORNADO #4LOCATION...8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ANDREWS IN GEORGETOWN COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA
DATE...APRIL 16 2011
ESTIMATED TIME...541 PM EDT - 542 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...75 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...30 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...0.2 MILES
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0
THE STORM SURVEY TEAM FOUND A DOZEN UPROOTED AND SNAPPED TREES
NEAR ST. DELIGHT RD AND HIGHWAY 41. 1 HOME SUFFERED MINOR SIDING
AND FLASHING DAMAGE. THE TORNADO MOVED ACROSS ST. DELIGHT RD AND
LIFTED.
TORNADO #5LOCATION...4 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF ANDREWS IN GEORGETOWN COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA
DATE...APRIL 16 2011
ESTIMATED TIME...545 PM EDT - 547 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...80 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...30 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...0.5 MILES
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0
A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR TWO DOUBLE WIDE HOMES ON DAVE MCKENZE DR
KNOCKING DOWN 6 TREES AND TOSSING 2 ALUMINUM BOATS ACROSS THE YARD.
THE TORNADO CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ROOF DECK OF ONE OF THE HOMES AND
DAMAGED THE SKIRT AND SWING SET AT THE OTHER HOME. THE TORNADO MOVED
OFF INTO THE WOODS AND CROSSED GALLOP RD. THE TORNADO SNAPPED AND
UPROOTED A DOZEN TREES...SOME OF WHICH BLOCKED GALLOP RD. THE TORNADO
LIFTED JUST EAST OF GALLOP RD.
TORNADO #6LOCATION...7 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ANDREWS IN GEORGETOWN COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA
DATE...APRIL 16 2011
ESTIMATED TIME...553 PM EDT - 555 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...110 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...60 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...0.4 MILES
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0
THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN WEST OF INDIAN HUT RD...CROSSED THE
ROAD...AND LIFTED EAST OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE OVER 400 TREES
SNAPPED WEST AND EAST OF INDIAN HUT RD. THE ROAD WAS BLOCKED BY
DOZENS OF TREES BEFORE IT WAS CLEARED.
TORNADO #7LOCATION...11 MILES EAST OF ANDREWS IN GEORGETOWN COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA
DATE...APRIL 16 2011
ESTIMATED TIME...559 PM EDT - 601 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...105
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...60
PATH LENGTH...0.5 MILES
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0
THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN WEST OF JOHNSON RD AND CAUSED SIGNIFICANT
TREE DAMAGE TO OVER 50 LARGE TREES WHICH WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. A
ROOF WAS RIPPED OFF A SMALL SHED AND ANOTHER SMALL SHED ROLLED OVER.
DAMAGE ALSO OCCURRED TO A PICKUP TRUCK. THE TORNADO MOVED ACROSS AND
EAST OF JOHNSON RD THEN LIFTED.
MICROBURST (STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE)
LOCATION...5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ANDREWS IN GEORGETOWN COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA
DATE...APRIL 16 2011
ESTIMATED TIME...555 PM EDT
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...70 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...80 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...0.25 MILES
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0
A MICROBURST OCCURRED ALONG RAMBO LANE AND UPROOTED AND SNAPPED TWO
DOZEN TREES. THE MICROBURST ALSO CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE SKIRT AND
SIDING OF A NEARBY DOUBLE-WIDE HOME.
It's very possible one Supercell thunderstorm produces all 4 tornado touch downs in Georgetown county.
Remarkably, only three injuries were reported and no one was killed. Meanwhile in NC, preliminary numbers indicate 90 reports of tornadoes
and 22 deaths. Over 3 days and 15 states, more than 265 tornadoes were reported. This outbreak will be among the largest in history.