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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
319 PM EDT Wed Oct 2 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 09/27/24 Tornado Event...

.Hagley Landing Tornado West of Pawleys Island, SC...

Rating:                 EF-U
Estimated Peak Wind:    Unknown
Path Length /statute/:  5.5 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   Unknown
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             09/27/2024
Start Time:             06:53 AM EDT
Start Location:         8 WSW Pawleys Island / Georgetown County / SC
Start Lat/Lon:          33.4212 / -79.2157

End Date:               09/27/2024
End Time:               06:59 AM EDT
End Location:           8 WNW Pawleys Island / Georgetown County / SC
End Lat/Lon:            33.4972 / -79.2272

A tornado developed on the west side of the Waccamaw River near Hagely
Landing (west of Pawleys Island, SC). The area where the tornado occurred
was not accessible by Emergency Management or the National Weather Service
Storm Survey Team. However, a News Director from WPDE was able to take
pictures of the tornado as it moved across the uninhabited marshes west
of the river. Radar indicated strong rotation around that time the
pictures were taken. Since there was no access to potential damage
indicators this tornado was designated as EF-U (Unknown) for its intensity.
Also, there was no way to determine the tornado`s path width, while the
path length was estimated based on radar imagery and the photos.

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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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