Tornadoes in Florence and Horry Counties of Northeast South Carolina July 11, 2007

DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON ON WEDNESDAY JULY 11 THUNDERSTORMS CAUSED
TWO TORNADOES.


Damage in Coward. Snapped softwood tree. The new Enhanced Fujita Scale would assign a wind speed between 88 and 128 MPH with this damage. Official estimated wind speed of 100 MPH.	Damage in Coward. Snapped softwood tree...about 12 inches in diameter. The new Enhanced Fujita Scale would assign a wind speed between 88 and 128 MPH with this damage. Official estimated wind speed of 100 MPH.	Damage in Coward. Snapped power pole. The new Enhanced Fujita Scale would assign a wind speed of between 98 and 142 MPH. Official estimate 100 MPH.	Public Information Statement detailing the damage

THE FIRST TORNADO TOUCH DOWN OCCURRED AT ABOUT 515 PM IN FLORENCE COUNTY ABOUT 4 MILES WEST OF THE TOWN OF COWARD. THE SPOTTY DAMAGE PATH RAN EAST ABOUT 1500 YARDS LONG AND AROUND 30 YARDS WIDE, DOING DAMAGE MAINLY TO TREES AND OUTBUILDINGS WITH WINDS ESTIMATED AROUND 100 MPH. SNAPPED SOFTWOOD TREES WERE THE MAIN INDICATOR OF THE WIND SPEED...AND THE TORNADO WAS RATED AS AN EF1 ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE IN THE AREA EXCEPT ALONG THE PATH OF THE TORNADO.


Damage in Conway. Wellhouse and irrigation well damaged. Also fencing in the background.	Damage in Conway. West corner of house with debris from east side of house and an Oak (Hardwood) tree snapped. New Enhanced Fujita Scale assigns wind speeds of 93-134 MPH. Official estimate of 100 MPH.	Damage in Conway. Snapped softwood trees on West side of house.Once again...the new Enhanced Fujita Scale would assign a wind speed between 88 and 128 MPH with this damage. Official estimated wind speed of 100 MPH.	Radar Image of Storms

THE SECOND TORNADO TOUCH DOWN OCCURRED AT ABOUT 640 PM IN HORRY COUNTY AROUND 4 MILES NORTHWEST OF CONWAY. THE DAMAGE PATH WAS SMALLER...ABOUT 100 YARDS LONG AND 10 YARDS WIDE, SNAPPING SOFTWOOD TREES...DAMAGING AN OAK TREE AND CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES. THE TORNADO WAS ALSO RATED AS AN EF1...AND THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE IN THE NEAR VICINITY.