Tropical Cyclone Idalia - August 30th, 2023

Overview

Idalia moved from the northeastern Gulf of Mexico region up through southeast Georgia and southeast
South Carolina before exiting back into the Atlantic just south of Myrtle Beach. Tropical storm force
winds were felt all along the southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina coastline. Very heavy
rain fell across inland areas west of the Interstate-95 corridor leading to flooding in a number of
locations. Idalia's passage coincident with high tide resulted in a damaging storm surge across
portions of the South Carolina coast. A few tropical tornadoes produced EF0 and EF1 damage,
particularly in the Charleston Tri-County area.

Storm Total Rainfall (click image to enlarge)

List of Idalia's Storm Total Rainfall: Link

Tornadoes

Click the tornado icon on the map to display the damage survey summary and on the tornado track for tornado details.

Tornado Icon Legend


EF0	EF1	EF2	EF3	EF4

Tornado Details

Start Time	End Time	Max EF-Scale Rating	Max Wind Speed	Max Path Width	Path Length	Fatalities	Injuries
EF0 Tornado in Fleming, GA (Liberty County)
10:00 AM EDT	10:03 AM EDT	EF0	85 mph	100 Yards	0.53 miles	0	0
A weak, brief tornado touched down about 0.5 miles east-southeast of Mt. Olive Church Road in a very rural area. The tornado moved rapidly toward the northwest, ending just west of Mt. Olive Church Road. Along its very short path, it snapped the top of at least one pine tree, uprooted at least one other tree, broke some small to medium branches, and destroyed a small wood shed. The storm damage survey was performed by the Liberty County, GA Emergency Management Agency.

Start Time	End Time	Max EF-Scale Rating	Max Wind Speed	Max Path Width	Path Length	Fatalities	Injuries
EF0 Tornado in Goose Creek, SC (Berkeley County)
12:22 PM EDT	12:23 PM EDT	EF0	75 mph	50 Yards	0.03 miles	0	2
A very brief, weak tornado touched down near the intersection of Camelot Dr. and S. Goose Creek Blvd. During its brief touchdown, it flipped one car on S. Goose Creek Blvd. Police reported that two people were transported to the hospital for minor injuries. This tornado was within an outer rain band of Hurricane Idalia. A video was used to confirm the tornado.

Start Time	End Time	Max EF-Scale Rating	Max Wind Speed	Max Path Width	Path Length	Fatalities	Injuries
EF0 Tornado in Mount Pleasant (Charleston County)
3:30 PM EDT	3:33 PM EDT	EF0	85 mph	100 Yards	2.74 miles	0	0
A tornado, which developed within the outer bands of Hurricane Idalia, began just south of highway 17, in the Whitehall Terrace Community of Mount Pleasant. In this area it caused some minor roof damage to at least one home and uprooted several trees. The tornado then crossed highway 17, where it was presumed to have periodically touched the ground as it crossed over the Wando High School area, causing no discernible damage. As the tornado continued northward into the Carolina Park Community, it caused generally minor damage, snapping some trees and limbs, lifting one porta potty and pushing one car into a tree. The tornado then moved into the northeastern portion of the Park West Community, just south of the Wando River. In this area there was more concentrated damage, where it snapped and uprooted several trees. The tornado then seemed to dissipate as it moved toward the marsh and the Wando River.

Start Time	End Time	Max EF-Scale Rating	Max Wind Speed	Max Path Width	Path Length	Fatalities	Injuries
EF1 Tornado near Huger, SC (Berkeley County)
4:59 PM EDT	5:04 PM EDT	EF1	95 mph	100 Yards	1.89 miles	0	0
A tornado, associated with the outer rain bands of Hurricane Idalia, touched down just south of Eccles Church Road, over Muddy Creek. As the tornado approached Eccles Church Road, it snapped and uprooted several large hard and softwood trees. The tornado continued north-northwest into a heavily wooded area where it sporadically snapped and uprooted many more trees. The tornado continued north-northwestward over a wooded, marshy region producing more minor damage to some trees before ending near Irishtown Road. In addition to the ground survey, high resolution satellite imagery was also used to fine tune the track of the tornado.

Observed Peak Wind Gusts (click image to enlarge)

List of Idalia's Highest Observed Wind Gusts: Link

Collection of Storm Reports (click image to enlarge)

Collection of storm reports from across southeast Georgia and South Carolina: Link

Additional Information

Post-Storm Report which includes meteorological statistics and impacts across SE SC/GA
Forecast Advisory Archive (courtesy of NOAA's National Hurricane Center)