Tornado Reports
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| 12:55Z | EF1 | KTLH | GA | Decatur | (bge)bainbridge-decatur Arpt | A brief tornado occurred with trees snapped and fallen in different directions along Brinson Airbase road. Max winds were estimated at 90-95 mph based on the snapped trees. Other tree damage further southwest was determined to be straight line wind damage estimated at 60-80 mph. |
| 18:03Z | EF2 | KCAE | SC | Lexington | Gilbert | The tornado began near Two Notch Rd near Hayes Crossing Rd. The tornado continued on a N to NNE path for approximately 3.0 miles, crossing Semm Sease Rd, Wire Rd,|Isiah Hall Rd, Crosby Rd, Austin McCartha Dr, then dissipating near the intersection of Windy Rd and Walter Taylor Rd. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted along the path. This also includes small and large limbs downed. A few power lines were snapped along the path. The most destructive area was where the tornado moved through a group of 7 chicken houses along Semm Sease Rd. It was at this location that the tornado reached its maximum strength and path width. Several structures, vehicles |and two campers were damaged along the path. Peak winds were estimated to be 120 mph. |
| 18:15Z | EF0 | KCAE | SC | Lexington | Lexington | The tornado damage began near Saddlebrooke Rd in Lexington. The tornado continued to the NNE for approximately 0.4 miles, ending along Kenwood Dr. just before John Preston Dr. Numerous hardwood and softwood trees were snapped and uprooted along the path of the tornado. A few trees were down on homes and vehicles. Peak winds were estimated to be 80 mph. |
| 18:16Z | EF1 | KCAE | SC | Lexington | Irmo | Tornado damage began just south of Corley Mill Rd along Lee Kleckley Rd. The tornado continued to the NNE and crossed the Saluda River at Saluda Shoals Park near Woodwinds Dr in Irmo. The tornado continued to the NNE, ending near Lockner Rd before reaching Bower Pkwy and the Columbiana Station shopping center. Numerous hardwood and softwood trees were snapped and uprooted along the path of the tornado. Many trees were down on homes and vehicles. Peak winds were estimated to be 95 mph. |
| 18:46Z | EF1 | KCAE | SC | Fairfield | Flint Hill | Tornado damage began just south of White Oak Church Rd, with the tornado moving in a N then NNE motion for about 4.4 miles. The tornado appears to have lifted along the western shore of Lake Wateree near Gunsite Rd where numerous large trees were uprooted or snapped, with several of them falling on homes. The strongest winds are|estimated to have been 95-105 mph. |
| 18:58Z | EF0 | KGSP | SC | York | Lake Wylie | NWS Storm Survey found the path of a weak tornado that began along Mountainview Road, where large tree branches were broken. The tornado moved very quickly northeast, crossing Highway 55, where it then passed through the Timberlake Subdivision. Several homes in the subdivision sustained roof, siding, and window damage. A number of hardwood trees were also uprooted, with large branches downed from others. A plastic fence also was destroyed. The tornado proceeded northeast, uprooting additional hardwood trees before dissipating near Kerrydale Ct. |
| 19:12Z | EF0 | KTBW | FL | Pinellas | Gulfport | A narrow track of damage was found along the path of a radar indicated tornado signature, indicating a brief touch down. The storm had previously produced a waterspout that was witnessed near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. A large oak tree was knocked down on a house near the intersection of 14th Avenue South and 44th Street South. Another Large tree was slit, falling on a house near 11th Avenue South and 43rd Street south. |
| 21:03Z | EF1 | KFCX | VA | Craig | Marshalltown | A tornado briefly touched down just south of Hawkins Lane and headed northward at 4:03 PM EST. It crossed Hawkins Lane and Wild Cat Hollow Road before lifting at 4:04 PM EST. The tornado caused considerable damage to trees, homes, and outbuildings. Six homes had roof shingles and vinyl siding ripped off by the tornado. Several outbuildings and garages were destroyed. The tornado also flipped one truck upside down on to another damaged vehicle, and it also lofted small debris over 100 yards. The estimated maximum winds were 105 MPH. |
| 21:07Z | EF2 | KFCX | NC | Guilford | Greensboro | The tornado initially touched down on the north side of I-40 near |where Willow Road crosses I-40. Damage at this point consisted of |snapped trees and was consistent with 90 mph wind speeds, or EF-1 on |the Enhanced Fujita Scale. | |The tornado remained on the ground as it traveled north toward |Peeler Elementary School. Numerous homes in this area were damaged |along with substantial tree damage. The tornado wind speeds at this |location were estimated to be approximately 100 mph. | |The tornado continued traveling north and reached a peak intensity |and maximum path width in the Hampton Community and near Hampton |Elementary School. At this school a large portion of the roof was |blown off and three adjacent portable classroom buildings |(manufactured buildings) were completely destroyed and leveled. The |damage to the main school building was consistent with wind speeds |around 110 mph (DI 15/DOD 6), while the damage to the adjacent |portable units was consistent with wind speeds of 135 mph (DI 4/DOD |12), which is a high-end EF2 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. It s |worth noting that the neighborhoods adjacent to this school |experienced a wide and substantial path of devastation which |included snapped and uprooted trees, snapped power poles, homes that |were pushed off of their foundation, numerous homes that lost most |or all of their roof cover, and several homes with exterior walls |blown out. The survey found the width of the tornado, and |particularly the width of the EF1 and EF2 wind speeds, contributed |to a particularly wide path of destruction. | |The tornado then continued north-northeast and mostly remained on |the ground all the way to the Guilford/Rockingham County line. Along |the way, the damage consisted mostly of snapped and uprooted trees, |and roof and siding damage to several additional homes. The tornado |appeared to produce minor tree damage (with wind speeds 80 mph or |less) just before crossing into Rockingham County. | |Finally, the aforementioned path length (16 miles) consists of just |the Guilford County path. The tornado continued into Rockingham |County, and remained on the ground for an additional 17.6 miles. |
| 21:25Z | EF1 | KFCX | NC | Rockingham | Benaja | A tornado touched down southeast of Greensboro in Guilford County shortly after 4:00 PM EST. This tornado later entered Rockingham County about one mile southeast of Haw River near Chrismon Road at 4:25 PM EST. The tornado damaged numerous buildings, outbuildings, and barns. At least twenty homes and farms suffered damage, while one house and two mobile homes were completely destroyed. The Oak Haven Event Center in downtown Ruffin also sustained damage. Countless trees were snapped or uprooted. Estimated maximum wind speeds were 110 MPH. Seven people were injured, including a father and a seven-year-old son who were critically injured in their moving car when it struck a double-wide mobile home that was lifted on to the 1300 block of Grooms Road. The tornado finally lifted at 4:46 PM EST about four miles north-northeast of Ruffin between Dibrell Road and Bradley Road. |
| 21:51Z | EF1 | KFCX | NC | Caswell | Pelham | A tornado touched down in Caswell County west of Pelham near Dusty Lane at 4:51 PM EST. It snapped numerous trees and damaged several outbuildings. By 4:53 PM EST, the tornado exited Caswell County and continued northward into Pittsylvania County of Virginia. It would later cross through the independent city of Danville and back into Pittsylvania County before lifting about two miles southwest of Dry Fork by 5:10 PM EST. |
| 21:53Z | EF1 | KFCX | VA | Pittsylvania | Vandola | This is the first segment in Virginia of a tornado that originated west of Pelham near Dusty Lane in Caswell County of North Carolina at 4:51 PM EST. It crossed into Pittsylvania County at 4:53 PM EST. The tornado snapped numerous trees and damaged a few outbuildings. The tornado crossed into the independent city of Danville at 4:55 PM EST. It would later continue northward back into Pittsylvania County. |
| 21:55Z | EF1 | KFCX | VA | Danville (c) | Danville | This is the second segment in Virginia of a tornado that originated west of Pelham near Dusty Lane in Caswell County of North Carolina at 4:51 PM EST. The tornado exited Pittsylvania County and entered into the independent city of Danville at 4:55 PM EST. The tornado damaged or destroyed numerous trees, and several outbuildings were completely destroyed. Minor roof damage occurred to numerous homes as the tornado crossed over the Westover area within the city limits of Danville. Private property damage was assessed at about $2.2 million, while utilities and public works cleanup added another $400,000. By 4:58 PM EST, the tornado exited the city and continued northward back into Pittsylvania County. |
| 21:58Z | EF1 | KFCX | VA | Pittsylvania | Westover Hills | This is the third and final segment in Virginia of a tornado that originated west of Pelham near Dusty Lane in Caswell County of North Carolina at 4:51 PM EST. After crossing Pittsylvania County and the independent city of Danville, the tornado continued northward and entered Pittsylvania County again at 4:58 PM EST. Numerous trees were damaged or destroyed, several outbuildings were destroyed, and minor roof damage occurred on numerous houses. The greatest damage was found on a farm at R and L Smith Road. Estimated maximum winds were 110 MPH. By 5:10 PM EST, the tornado finally lifted about two miles southwest of Dry Fork. |
| 22:10Z | EF1 | KFCX | VA | Bedford | Chamblissburg | At 5:10 PM EST, a tornado briefly touched down on the 1800 block of Mead Valley Road about four miles northwest of Moneta. This tornado caused significant damage to the roof of one home, and it also caused damage to an adjacent barn and outbuilding. About fifty mature trees were either snapped or uprooted. Estimated maximum winds were 105 MPH. By 5:11 PM EST, the tornado lifted near the 10000 block of Dickerson Mill Road. |
| 22:16Z | EF1 | KCLE | OH | Summit | Portage Lakes | An EF1 tornado briefly touched down along Manchester Road in Coventry Township. The initial touchdown occurred in a restaurant parking lot. Two signs and a light pole at the restaurant were damaged. The tornado then crossed Manchester Road and flipped a parked car at a second restaurant. Another car nearby was spun around several times. Several tree limbs were also snapped. No injuries were reported. This tornado was captured on a security camera video. The tornado appeared to be on the ground for just over a tenth of a mile. |
| 22:56Z | EF1 | KFCX | VA | Campbell | Spring Mills | A tornado touched down about five miles east-southeast of Rustburg near Carwile Road at 5:56 PM EST. Several trees were uprooted or snapped during the first moments, but the tornado intensified along New Chapel Road. A roof was blown off a garage, and a manufactured home was moved off its foundation. In addition, a metal roof from a large shed was also peeled off by the tornado. The estimated maximum winds reached 90 MPH. By 5:59 PM EST, the tornado lifted just south of the intersection of New Chapel Road and Bethany Road. |
| 23:00Z | EF2 | KFCX | VA | Campbell | Timberlake | This is the first segment of a tornado that touched down just south of Waterlink Road near Timberlake in Campbell County at 6:00 PM EST. The tornado uprooted trees, damaged multiple roofs from homes, damaged several businesses, and flipped several cars. A total of 28 buildings suffered damage, and five of those buildings were completely destroyed. The tornado crossed Timberlake Road and exited Campbell County at 6:03 PM EST. It would continue into the western portion of the independent city of Lynchburg and further northward into Amherst County. |
| 23:03Z | EF2 | KFCX | VA | Lynchburg (c) | (lyh)glenn Fld Lynch | This is the second segment of a tornado that touched down just south of Waterlink Road near Timberlake in Campbell County at 6:00 PM EST. The tornado crossed Timberlake Road and entered the independent city of Lynchburg at 6:03 PM EST. The tornado uprooted trees and caused notable damage to 332 private buildings, and 34 of those buildings were condemned due to the damage. It also damaged numerous power lines and transformers. Two people were injured. At 6:07 PM EST, the tornado left the independent city of Lynchburg, crossed the James River, and continued northward into Amherst County. |
| 23:08Z | EF3 | KFCX | VA | Amherst | Dillard | This is the third and final segment of a tornado that touched down just south of Waterlink Road near Timberlake in Campbell County at 6:00 PM EST. The tornado crossed through the independent city of Lynchburg and eventually tracked over the James River into Amherst County at 6:08 PM EST. This was only the third EF3 tornado to occur in the NWS Blacksburg forecast since 1950, and was the longest track tornado within the state of Virginia for the NWS Blacksburg forecast area. The tornado reached its peak intensity with estimated maximum winds of 150 MPH as it crossed Route 130 and entered the town of Elon. A total of 166 homes suffered damage, and 22 of those homes were considered a total loss. A motor home was carried about thirty feet and tipped over. The hardest hit locations were along Nottaway Drive and Deerfield Drive. Seven people were injured and taken to the hospital from Elon. As the tornado continued north-northeastward out of Elon, it snapped or uprooted hundreds of trees and caused more minor roof damage to homes. At 6:25 PM EST, the tornado finally lifted as it began to head up Shady Mountain Ridge, which is about five and a half miles west-northwest of Amherst. |
| 23:38Z | EF0 | KFCX | VA | Amherst | Lowesville | At 6:38 PM EST, a weak tornado touched down on the north side of Piney Mountain and just west of Indian Creek Road in a forested area about three miles west-northwest of Lowesville. It tracked toward the northwest and lifted at 6:41 PM EST about four miles west-northwest of Lowesville. The tornado only uprooted trees during its time on the ground. |
| 00:12Z | EF0 | KAMX | FL | Monroe | Tavernier | A second path, likely a continuation as the waterspout made landfall |near Lincoln Avenue on the far southwest portion of Tavernier's |oceanside. Progressive narrowing of the damage path down to nearly |30 yards as well as a turn toward the northwest or north-northwest |was observed. Impacts lessened from near the waterfront, including |damaged fences and large limbs,gradually down to smaller limbs and |twigs was noted. No further impacts were observed northeast of Lowe |Street. It is likely the wind speeds 55 to 65 mph were observed, |weakening to below 50 mph roughly 3 blocks from the waterfront. |
| 00:12Z | EF1 | KAMX | FL | Monroe | Tavernier | Summary: A waterspout or funnel cloud was observed backlit by |lightning over Florida Bay shortly before making landfall as a |tornado at Indian Mound Trail of the Indian Waterways subdivision of |Plantation Key, Islamorada. Large gumbo limbo tree limbs were downed |as well as the top of a palm tree, landing 20 yards from streetside |the front steps of a residence. And adjacent residence had a rolling |driveway gate completely dislodged from its mounts, pushed into a |trailered boat and car. The tornado continue to produce mostly |damage to large limbs of hardwood trees, including gumbo limbo and |mahogany, in a path rarely exceeded two residential properties in |width toward the east-northeast. An entire gutter and downspout |system was removed from a residence. Numerous loose items, including |filled trash cans and lawn/patio furniture was moved from the |backyards and understory of homes onto front lawns and streets. Most |of the observed damage in the Indian Waterways community were |consistent with 60 to 70 mph, with possible spot values near 75 mph.||The tornado crossed a patch of mangroves and undeveloped forest, and |reached greatest intensity at San Pedro Catholic Church. There, a |large tree split at the trunk, and an old-growth mahogany was |uprooted, falling toward the east onto a portion of the structure |connecting the rectory with the main church. Fortunately, the upper |portion of the tree did not substantially damage the roof, with no |leaks observed in the downpour that followed. However, several |barrel tiles were removed from the peak ridges forming the hip roof |pattern over the rectory, as well as from the southeast edge of the |church, onto the top of the church's main entrance. Numerous large |limbs were downed toward the east, with lightweight free-standing |signs deposited northward cross the tornado path from right to left.|Estimated wind speeds were maximized in the range of 90 to 100 mph |with maximum width near 60 yards. Good impact reference made to the |observed wind impacts at this location from recent Hurricane Irma, |all having previously been removed or repaired. ||The tornado continued toward the east-northeast, crossing U.S. |Highway 1 and the Old Highway, but weakened such that only large |tree limbs were downed. From this point, the tornado likely moved |out over the oceanside as a waterspout into Hawk Channel, southwest |of the oceanside entrance to Tavernier Creek. |
| 02:35Z | EF1 | KRAX | NC | Wake | Knightdale Wndll Arp | An EF-1 tornado briefly touched down approximately 5 miles north-northwest of Wendell, North Carolina on April 15, 2018. | |The tornado touched down near Hals Farm Road, just off of Edgemont |Road. The tornado tracked northward across an area consisting of a |mixture of trees, a barn, and a few homes, before crossing Sadie |Drive. The homes near the end of Sadie drive (near the cul-de-sac) |sustained minor damage to siding and some loss/damage to shingles. |Numerous trees were uprooted and several pine trees snapped off |approximately 15 to 25 feet up. An apparent outbuilding was also |destroyed at this location. The damage here was indicative of a weak |tornado with approximate peak wind speeds of 87 MPH, or EF-1 on the |Enhanced Fujita Scale. | |The tornado continued tracking northward through a wooded area |causing sporadic damage to trees. The tornado affected several homes |along Woodie Drive, off of Riley Hill Road, with one sustaining |significant damage from a tree falling through the roof of the home. |The tornado then lifted near Riley Hill Road. |
Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).