Tornadoes · United States · South Carolina · 2023
EF1 tornado, Huger to Limerick, South Carolina, August 30, 2023
From Huger to Limerick, this EF1 tornado ran 1.9 miles across Berkeley County on August 30, 2023, touching down at 4:59 PM EDT and reaching 100 yards wide. It killed nobody.
The rating scale
Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The Enhanced Fujita scale rates the damage rather than measuring the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.
EF065 to 85 mph
Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.
EF186 to 110 mphthis tornado
Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.
EF2111 to 135 mph
Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.
EF3136 to 165 mph
Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.
EF4166 to 200 mph
Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.
EF5over 200 mph
Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.
Unrated
The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.
The record
- Rating
- EF1
- Date
- August 30, 2023
- Touchdown
- 4:59 PM EDT (20:59 UTC)
- Lifted
- 5:04 PM EDT (21:04 UTC)
- On the ground
- 5 minutes
- Path length
- 1.9 miles (3.0 km)
- Path width
- 100 yards (91 m)
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- County
- Berkeley County
- Touchdown point
- 33.106, -79.762
- Lift-off point
- 33.127, -79.781
- Record number
- 2308301459-01
The damage survey
24 damage points were recorded along this path by NWS CHS, in the Damage Assessment Toolkit the survey teams carry. The strongest indicator was rated EF1. The highest wind the damage implies is 95 mph.
- Vortex path in sweetgrass marsh
- Loss roof ridge removed, large outdoor furniture moved across the yard. Two windows blown in. Video of the tornado.
- Tree fell on a car. Shingles in the debris.
- Small pine tree snapped pointing west, down the road.
Survey points are preliminary and are the raw material the published rating was built from. Source: NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit.
What the Weather Service recorded
Idalia first developed into a tropical depression across the western Caribbean Sea near the Yucatan Peninsula on August 26th before slowly gaining strength and becoming a tropical storm on August 27th. The storm then began to take a northward track the next day, passing the western tip of Cuba while gaining strength. On August 29th, Idalia was upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane early in the morning, then intensified to a Category 2 hurricane later in the day while tracking across the southeast Gulf of Mexico. Idalia then continued to strengthen as it accelerated northward on August 30th, passing off the Florida Suncoast as a Category 2 hurricane, before rapidly intensifying to a major Category 4 hurricane while approaching the Big Ben region of Florida across the northeast Gulf of Mexico. Idalia then made landfall at 645 AM EST on August 30th about 20 miles south of Perry, Florida as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph and a minimum central pressure of 949 mb. ||Idalia continued to track north-northeast after landfall, eventually turning northeast and weakening to a strong tropical storm while traversing southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina late morning through evening hours on August 30th. Minimum surface pressures of 985.4 mb at Hinesville, GA (KLHW), 984.6 mb at Charleston City, SC (CHLS1) and 983.3 mb at the Savannah Entrance Light across nearshore coastal waters were recorded as Idalia tracked across the local area. Idalia then continued tracking northeast away from the region, exiting into the western Atlantic just south of Myrtle Beach, SC during early morning hours on August 31st. Idalia then began an eastward path across the western Atlantic, becoming a post tropical cyclone by late day, before continuing a track toward Bermuda for the next couple days. ||Across southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina, the main impacts associated with Idalia included tropical storm force winds, heavy rain, storm surge and tornadoes. Tropical storm force winds gusts up to 40 to 69 mph (highest near coastal areas) aided with heavy rains led to numerous trees and power lines down across southeast Georgia and southeast South Carolina. On August 30th, a maximum sustained wind of 44 knots and peak wind gust of 60 knots was recorded at the Tybee Island South sensor (XTYE) in southeast Georgia while a maximum sustained wind of 41 knots was recorded at the Folly South End (XFSE) sensor and a peak wind gust of 58 knots was recorded at the Beaufort (XBUF) sensor in southeast South Carolina. Additionally, a maximum sustained wind of 49 knots and a peak wind gust of 60 knots was recorded at the Savannah Entrance Light (XSEL) across nearshore coastal waters. One indirect injury occurred due to tropical storm winds when a vehicle collided with a fallen tree in Effingham County, GA. No fatalities occurred due to tropical storm winds across the area.||Storm total rainfall amounts generally ranged between 1 to 2 inches across coastal areas of southeast Georgia, 2 to 4 inches along and east of Interstate 95 across southeast South Carolina and 4 to 9 inches across far inland areas of southeast Georgia and areas west of Interstate 95 in southeast South Carolina. A peak storm total rainfall of 9.05 inches was recorded near Smoaks, South Carolina while a peak storm total rainfall of 8.28 inches was recorded near Metter, Georgia. Heavy rains across inland areas led to instances of flash flooding with numerous roads washed out, water entering a few structures and 2 vehicles being swept off roadways. No injuries or fatalities occurred due to heavy rain/flash flooding across the area.||Idalia's passage was coincident with high tide, resulting in storm surge generally between 2 to 3.5 ft along the southeast South Carolina coast. A maximum tide level of 3.47 ft MHHW (9.23 ft MLLW) was observed at the Charleston Harbor (CHTS1) tide gauge at 718 PM EST on August 30th, making it the 5th highest tide on record for that location. Damage/inundation from storm surge crossing roads, entering properties and flooding structures was most notable along the Charleston, Colleton, and Beaufort County coasts, mainly in the McClellanville, Isle of Palms, Mount Pleasant, Folly Beach, Downtown Charleston, Edisto Island and Saint Helena Island communities/areas. Peak storm surge (3.5 ft) was noted along areas adjacent to the Ashley River and the Charleston Harbor in Charleston County. Further south, a maximum tide level of 1.95 ft MHHW (9.45 ft MLLW) was observed at the Fort Pulaski (FPKG1) tide gauge at 654 PM EST on August 29th, which was consistent with water levels that typically do not produce significant impacts along the southeast Georgia coast. No injuries or fatalities occurred due to storm surge across the area.||A total of 6 tropical related tornadoes occurred across southeast Georgia into southeast South Carolina within rainbands associated with Idalia. One short-lived EF0 tornado occurred in Liberty County across southeast Georgia, mainly producing tree damage. Another EF0 tornado occurred in Charleston County across southeast South Carolina, downing/uprooting trees and producing minor roof damage to homes and vehicles in Mount Pleasant. Two waterspouts also shifted onshore along the northern end of Folly Beach in Charleston County, but were short-lived and caused no discernable damage. Two tornadoes occurred in Berkeley County across southeast South Carolina, one being an EF1 tornado that snapped/uprooted numerous trees along its path in the Francis Marion Forest and the second being a short-lived EF0 tornado that flipped a vehicle over on a highly traveled road in Goose Creek, SC. Two injuries resulted from the flipped vehicle. No fatalities occurred due to tornadoes across the area.
A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team confirmed an EF1 tornado with an estimated maximum wind speed of 95 mph in Berkeley County occurring from 359 PM EST to 404 PM EST. The tornado, associated with the outer rainbands of Hurricane Idalia, began just south of Eccles Church Road over Muddy Creek. As the tornado approached Eccles Church Road, it snapped and uprooted several large hardwood and softwood trees. The tornado then continued north-northwest into a heavily wooded area where it sporadically snapped and uprooted many trees, before continuing a north-northwest track over another wooded, marshy region, producing minor damage to some trees. The tornado then ended near Irishtown Road. In addition to the ground survey, high resolution satellite imagery was used to fine tune the track of the tornado over remote locations.
From NOAA NCEI's Storm Events Database, the narrative the local forecast office wrote for Storm Data.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the tornado touched down, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the tornado touched down at Aug 30, 3:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 30, 3:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Charleston SC 325 PM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 GAZ114-137-140-311930- Tattnall-Long-Inland McIntosh- 325 PM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Georgia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Hurricane Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Hurricane Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Please relay any reports of hazardous weather including, but not limited to large hail, damaging winds and flooding to the National Weather Service in Charleston at 1-888-383-2024. GAZ087-088-311930- Jenkins-Screven- 325 PM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 ...TORNADO WATCH 661 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Georgia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tornado Watch. Flood Watch. Tropical Storm Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tropical Storm Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Please relay any reports of hazardous weather including, but not limited to large hail, damaging winds and flooding to the National Weather Service in Charleston at 1-888-383-2024. GAZ141-311930- Coastal McIntosh- 325 PM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE WATCH IN EFFECT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Georgia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. High Risk for Rip Currents. Hurricane Warning. Storm Surge Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Hurricane Warning. Storm Surge Watch. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Please relay any reports of hazardous weather including, but not limited to large hail, damaging winds and flooding to the National Weather Service in Charleston at 1-888-383-2024. GAZ099>101-311930- Candler-Bulloch-Effingham- 325 PM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 ...TORNADO WATCH 661 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Georgia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tornado Watch. Flood Watch. Hurricane Watch. Tropical Storm Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Hurricane Watch. Tropical Storm Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter assistance is not anticipated at this time. SCZ047-311930- Inland Jasper- 325 PM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 ...TORNADO WATCH 662 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tornado Watch. Flood Watch. Hurricane Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Hurricane Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Please relay any reports of hazardous weather including, but not limited to large hail, damaging winds and flooding to the National Weather Service in Charleston at 1-888-383-2024. SCZ048-049-051-311930- Beaufort-Coastal Colleton-Coastal Jasper- 325 PM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 ...TORNADO WATCH 662 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE WARNING IN EFFECT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tornado Watch. Flood Watch. High Risk for Rip Currents. Hurricane Warning. Storm Surge Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. High Risk for Rip Currents. Hurricane Warning. Storm Surge Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Please relay any reports of hazardous weather including, but not limited to large hail, damaging winds and flooding to the National Weather Service in Charleston at 1-888-383-2024. SCZ040-042>044-311930- Allendale-Hampton-Inland Colleton-Dorchester- 325 PM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 ...TORNADO WATCH 662 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tornado Watch. Flood Watch. Tropical Storm Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tropical Storm Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Please relay any reports of hazardous weather including, but not limited to large hail, damaging winds and flooding to the National Weather Service in Charleston at 1-888-383-2024. SCZ045-052-311930- Inland Berkeley-Tidal Berkeley- 325 PM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 ...TORNADO WATCH 662 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tornado Watch. Flood Watch. Hurricane Watch. Tropical Storm Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Hurricane Watch. Tropical Storm Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter assistance is not anticipated at this time. GAZ115-116-118-138-311930- Evans-Inland Bryan-Inland Chatham-Inland Liberty- 325 PM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 ...TORNADO WATCH 661 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Georgia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tornado Watch. Flood Watch. Hurricane Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Hurricane Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Please relay any reports of hazardous weather including, but not limited to large hail, damaging winds and flooding to the National Weather Service in Charleston at 1-888-383-2024. GAZ117-139-311930- Coastal Bryan-Coastal Liberty- 325 PM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 ...TORNADO WATCH 661 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE WATCH IN EFFECT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Georgia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tornado Watch. Flood Watch. High Risk for Rip Currents. Hurricane Warning. Storm Surge Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Hurricane Warning. Storm Surge Watch. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Please relay any reports of hazardous weather including, but not limited to large hail, damaging winds and flooding to the National Weather Service in Charleston at 1-888-383-2024. GAZ119-311930- Coastal Chatham- 325 PM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 ...TORNADO WATCH 661 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... ...STORM SURGE WARNING IN EFFECT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast Georgia. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tornado Watch. Flood Watch. High Risk for Rip Currents. Hurricane Warning. Storm Surge Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Hurricane Warning. Storm Surge Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Please relay any reports of hazardous weather including, but not limited to large hail, damaging winds and flooding to the National Weather Service in Charleston at 1-888-383-2024. SCZ050-311930- Charleston- 325 PM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 ...TORNADO WATCH 662 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ...STORM SURGE WARNING IN EFFECT... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast South Carolina. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tornado Watch. Flood Watch. High Risk for Rip Currents. Hurricane Watch. Storm Surge Warning. Tropical Storm Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. High Risk for Rip Currents. Hurricane Watch. Storm Surge Warning. Tropical Storm Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Please relay any reports of hazardous weather including, but not limited to large hail, damaging winds and flooding to the National Weather Service in Charleston at 1-888-383-2024. AMZ330-350-311930- Charleston Harbor- Waters from South Santee River to Edisto Beach SC out 20 NM- 325 PM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 ...TORNADO WATCH 662 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tornado Watch. Hurricane Watch. Tropical Storm Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Hurricane Watch. Tropical Storm Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Please relay any reports of hazardous weather including, but not limited to large hail, damaging winds and flooding to the National Weather Service in Charleston at 1-888-383-2024. AMZ352-311930- Waters from Edisto Beach SC to Savannah GA out 20 NM- 325 PM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 ...TORNADO WATCH 662 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tornado Watch. Hurricane Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Hurricane Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Please relay any reports of hazardous weather including, but not limited to large hail, damaging winds and flooding to the National Weather Service in Charleston at 1-888-383-2024. AMZ374-311930- Waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA from 20 to 60 NM- 325 PM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Hurricane Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Hurricane Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Please relay any reports of hazardous weather including, but not limited to large hail, damaging winds and flooding to the National Weather Service in Charleston at 1-888-383-2024. AMZ354-311930- Waters from Savannah GA to Altamaha Sound GA out 20 NM, including Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary- 325 PM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 ...TORNADO WATCH 661 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Tornado Watch. Hurricane Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Hurricane Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Please relay any reports of hazardous weather including, but not limited to large hail, damaging winds and flooding to the National Weather Service in Charleston at 1-888-383-2024.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 30, 2:37 PM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston SC
239 PM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0238 PM Rain 2 ESE Metter 32.39N 82.02W
08/30/2023 M3.42 inch Candler GA Public
Rainfall total so far since midnight.
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Event Number CHS2301150
ETMLocal storm report, Aug 30, 2:41 PM EDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston SC
241 PM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0240 PM Rain 2 ENE Lanier 32.14N 81.51W
08/30/2023 M3.27 inch Bryan GA Public
Rainfall total so far since midnight.
0241 PM Rain 4 S Meldrim 32.08N 81.37W
08/30/2023 M3.37 inch Chatham GA Public
Rainfall total so far since midnight.
&&
Event Number CHS2301151
Event Number CHS2301152
ETMLocal storm report, Aug 30, 2:45 PM EDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Charleston SC
245 PM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0230 PM Funnel Cloud 4 E Statesboro 32.46N 81.71W
08/30/2023 Bulloch GA Trained Spotter
Funnel cloud reported near HWY 24 and Zettwell Road.
&&
Event Number CHS2301153
DAKLocal storm report, Aug 30, 2:53 PM EDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
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</html>The surface observations
Mount Pleasant (LRO), 24 km from the path, in the two hours either side.
| Time (UTC) | Temp (°F) | Dew point (°F) | Wind | Gust (kt) | Pressure (mb) | Weather |
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| 00:00 UTC |
From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of airport observations.
The radar
The Charleston,SC radar (KCLX), 129 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the touchdown began at 21:00 UTC.
Open the radar archive at this moment, over the track
Reflectivity and velocity, decoded from the Level II archive in the browser. Volumes take a few seconds to open the first time.
This ground now
The live radar over the trackEvery 2023 tornado in South CarolinaEvery tornado in South Carolina since 1950Warnings in force in South Carolina nowThe forecast where you are
The other tornadoes of August 30, 2023
12 more were confirmed in the United States that day.
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 30 | 7:30 AM EDT | EF0 | Glynn, GA | 9.8 | 50 | |||
| August 30 | 7:40 AM EDT | EF1 | Glynn, GA | 7.9 | 300 | |||
| August 30 | 8:05 AM EDT | EF1 | Glynn, GA | 0.3 | 50 | |||
| August 30 | 10:00 AM EDT | EF0 | Liberty, GA | 0.5 | 100 | |||
| August 30 | 12:22 PM EDT | EF0 | Berkeley, SC | 0.0 | 50 | 2 | ||
| August 30 | 2:57 PM EDT | EF1 | Clarendon, SC | 0.7 | 125 | |||
| August 30 | 3:30 PM EDT | EF0 | Charleston, SC | 2.7 | 100 | |||
| August 30 | 6:14 PM EDT | EF0 | Brunswick, NC | 0.4 | 20 | |||
| August 30 | 6:45 PM EDT | EF0 | Brunswick, NC | 0.3 | 20 | $50,000 | ||
| August 30 | 7:25 PM EDT | EF1 | Brunswick, NC | 0.3 | 40 | |||
| August 30 | 7:31 PM EDT | EF1 | New Hanover, NC | 1.5 | 30 | |||
| August 30 | 10:12 PM EDT | EF0 | Horry, SC | 1.6 | 30 |
What this means
Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.
Sources
NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.