LSRCHS
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1057 AM EDT MON MAR 17 2008
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0713 PM TORNADO 2 NE RINCON 32.32N 81.21W
03/15/2008 EFFINGHAM GA NWS STORM SURVEY
EF2 TORNADO CONFIRMED BY NWS CHARLESTON STORM SURVEY.
PATH LENGTH OF 0.5 MILES AND MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH OF 100
YARDS. ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS OF 120-130 MPH. TORNADO
CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO GEORGIA POWER MCINTOSH
PLANT. 1 WATER COOLING RESERVOIR TOWER BUILDING
DESTROYED...ANOTHER SUFFERED MODERATE DAMAGE. TWO HIGH
VOLTAGE TOWERS TOPPLED. 5 SEMI TRAILERS TOSSED BETWEEN
300-700 YARDS...WITH ONE CONTAINER UNACCOUNTED FOR. STEEL
HOIST/ROOF ASSEMBLY WEIGHING 1 TON TOSSED ABOUT 100
YARDS.
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JPC
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