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South Carolina’s Tornado Climatology 1950-2009 Severe Weather Liaison South Carolina State Climate Office South Carolina’s Tornado Climatology 1950-2009 Mark Malsick Severe Weather Liaison ( malsickm@dnr.sc.gov)

South Carolina’s Tornado Climatology: 1950-2009 GOAL: CONSOLIDATED SC TORNADO LIST NOAA-NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER US SEVERE WEATHER DATABASE. (WCM Page) 871 SOUTH CAROLINA TORNADOES CROSS-CHECKED WITH NCDC DATABASE. SIMPLIFIED MULTI-COUNTY TORNADOES CONVERTED TIME FROM CST TO EST

AVERAGES: 1950-2009: 2.7/year 1950-1993: 2.3/year 1994-2009: 3.7/year 2000-2009: 2.4/year

TORNADOES BY COUNTY – 10 Most, 10 Least

“TROPICAL” TORNADOES* *Tornadoes triggered by decaying tropical storms over land.

South Carolina’s Tornado Climatology: 1950-2009 SOUTH CAROLINA TORNADO CLIMATE BASICS: Annual climate feature, Spring preferred, any month fair game. Afternoons preferred, any hour fair game. Midlands and Piedmont preferred, any County fair game. EF0 and EF1 tornadoes: 81% (65-110 mph, EF4: 166-200 mph) . Short, narrow tracks, short lived (AVG: 3.5 miles, 110 yds.). But… Longest: 62 miles, (400yds wide, F3, McCrmck-Edgfld-Slda, 11 NOV 1992) Widest: 2600yds, (5 miles, F4, Marlboro, 28 MAR 1984) “Tropical” tornadoes a significant inland threat.