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12:00Z EF1 KLTX SC Berkeley Palmerville A National Weather Service Storm Survey team confirmed an EF-1 tornado with an estimated maximum wind speed of 108 mph just southwest of Jamestown, South Carolina. The damage survey along with high resolution satellite data indicated the tornado began just south of French Santee Road near Redding Lane. The tornado tracked northeast across French Santee Road near Benjys Trail, dissipating about a mile northeast of the intersection of Guilliard Lake Road and Forest Road 269 in a heavily wooded area. Many trees were snapped and uprooted along the tornado path, with some minor roof damage to one home at the corner of French Santee Road and Benjys Trail.
12:10Z EF1 KLTX NC Columbus Honey Field A tornado was spotted just off of Soles Road in Columbus |County at 8:10 am. After touching down at the corner of a |field, the tornado proceeded north through a wooded area. |Several agricultural sheds next to the the wooded area |along Soles Road were completely destroyed after being |recently renovated. Metal debris from the buildings was |scattered across Soles Road and down the length of |Tanglewood Acres Drive. Some metal debris was wrapped |around large diameter trees whose trunks were snapped or |uprooted. Damage indicates that the tornado began to lift |on the north side of Soles Road with the tops of trees |completely broken off. Damage continued down the length |of Tanglewood Drive with numerous trees and large branches |down. Residents reported downed power lines and roof damage.
12:11Z EF1 KCLX GA Liberty Seabrook A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team confirmed an EF-1 tornado with an estimated maximum wind speed of 100 mph, which tracked from southern Liberty County into southern Bryan County. This tornado began just east of Interstate 95 near Dorchester Village Road, snapping and uprooting numerous trees along its path, followed by destroying a small cinder block building and causing roof damage to a few homes and a church near Islands Highway. The tornado then continued a path east-northeast, producing sporadic snapping and uprooting tree damage while crossing Sunbury Road and Brigantine Dunmore Road, before shifting across the Medway River into southern Bryan County where damage was more consistent with an EF-0 rating.
12:13Z EF1 KLTX SC Georgetown New Hope The tornado formed near Sampit, SC just south of Saints-Delight Rd. It crossed |Powell Rd near Anna Dr. causing damage to power lines and trees. The tornado |moved across a swampy area just south of Sampit then crossed Hwy 17 alt/Hwy 521|causing damage to an auto repair shop, a small double-wide office and two rail |road gates. The tornado then moved across the Sollie Road area causing damage to |trees and a few mobile homes. It finally lifted after crossing a field between|Sollie Circle and Goings St.
12:15Z EF2 KCLX SC Colleton Edisto Beach A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team confirmed an EF-2 tornado with a estimated maximum wind speed of 125 mph on Edisto Island, South Carolina. The tornado likely started as a waterspout off the coast and then moved inland across the southern end of Edisto Beach, before continuing a northeast track across a golf course. The tornado ripped portions or large sections of roofs off six homes. The home most impacted by the tornado was on the beach along the 3300 block of Palmetto Boulevard where glass doors and windows were broken in and large sections of the roof were removed. The wall facing the road of the home was pushed towards the road. As the tornado continued northeast, numerous trees were snapped off and uprooted, power lines were knocked down, a boat and several vehicles were damaged, and a trailer was flipped over. Numerous homes had windows blown out or suffered minor siding or roof damage. The tornado then dissipated in the marsh just northeast of Lybrand Street.
12:15Z EF1 KLTX SC Georgetown New Hope A tornado formed southwest of Pennyroyal Rd just south of Rowan Dr. The tornado|crossed Pennyroyal Rd and caused significant tree damage on both sides. Power|lines were also downed at this location. The tornado moved across the swampy areas|near the Sampit River as if lifted toward the northeast. Eventually it moved|across Hwy 17 Alt/Hwy 521 near Keever St. with tree damage on both sides of the|highway. The tornado caused damage near Garrison Rd where numerous trees were|snapped and uprooted. A home suffered some damage at this location with a |destroyed carport and a couple damaged cars. A mobile home was damaged near Gapway Rd along with damaged power lines. It lifted toward the east-northeast and impacted a small section along Brick Chimney Rd before moving into Pawley Swamp. The tornado finally lifted near Brown's Ferry Road and Dana Lane where it downed large limbs and some trees.
12:18Z EF0 KCLX GA Bryan Keller A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team confirmed a tornado, which initially developed in Long County with an EF-1 rating, tracking east-northeast across the Medway River near Sunbury and entering southern Bryan County. The tornado continued an east-northeast path in Bryan County, crossing Highway 144 and eventually ending near Belle Island Road. Along the path, sporadic snapping and uprooting of trees were consistent with an EF-0 tornado rating.
12:28Z EF1 KCLX SC Charleston Wadmalaw Is A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team confirmed an EF-1 tornado with an estimated maximum wind speed of 105 mph on the southwest side of Seabrook Island, South Carolina. The same storm that produced a tornado at Edisto Beach, produced a second tornado on Seabrook Island, which developed just west of the intersection of Seabrook Island Road and Camp Christopher Lane, then traveled northeast for about 1.25 miles snapping off or uprooting dozens of trees and breaking off numerous large branches. The most significant tree damage occurred on or near a golf course. Additionally, a garage was significantly damaged at a home when a large tree fell on it. Several other homes sustained minor damage due to trees falling near them or large branches falling on them. The tornado then dissipated just northeast of the intersection of Seabrook Island Road and The Lookout Road.
12:33Z EF1 KCLX SC Charleston Rockville A National Weather Service Storm Survey Team confirmed an EF-1 tornado with a estimated maximum wind speed of 105 mph on the southwest side of Kiawah Island. The same storm that produced a tornado at Edisto Beach and Seabrook Island produced a third tornado on Kiawah Island. The tornado developed near the 12th hole of a golf course just east of the intersection between Surfwatch Drive and Palm Warbler Road, traveled east-northeast down the fairway and into a residential neighborhood before dissipating just east of Green Winged Teal Road. Evidence of the tornado was clearly seen on both sides of the fairway, where several large trees were snapped or had damage to large branches.
12:36Z EF2 KLTX SC Georgetown Annieville This tornado primarily remained EF-0/EF-1 as it moved across portions of|North Litchfield Beach near Boyle Dr. and Cayman Loop where several very |large limbs were down. The tornado picked up some strength as it moved|near Lakeshore Dr. (likely just west of the road) before crossing near |Trace Dr near the intersection of Cockle Shell Ct. There were numerous|large trees uprooted in the woods on the north side of Trace Dr. The|tornado then lifted northeast into Huntington State Park causing minor|damage to some trees near the parking area and some shingle damage to |the castle building. The tornado likely moved along the beach of the|state park before moving offshore and passing very near the Murrells Inlet|WeatherFlow meteorological station where it recorded a wind gust to 114 mph|(EF-2 waterspout).
13:09Z EF1 KLTX NC Pender Montague A tornado was spotted near the intersection of Highway 421 and |Blueberry Road, snapping a few 16 diameter pine trees just west of |Highway 421. It moved to the northeast across a tributary of the |Northeast Cape Fear River, strengthened as it moved along Clarks |Landing Road. Numerous large trees were snapped, and several |outbuildings were heavily damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs was |minor to moderate. The tornado reached peak intensity as it |approached and crossed Highway 210. Four power poles were snapped, |and a few dozen hard and softwood trees were snapped a few feet from|the ground. The tornado crossed Scott Road, and blew in two bay |doors of the Pender Fire Station #21.The garage door of a home |across the street from the fire station was also blown in. The |tornado continued to the northeast, causing mainly minor tree damage|as it approached Little Kelly Road. Along Little Kelly Road, the |roof of a large well-built metal out-building was blown off and |landed approximately 50 yards away, and numerous trees were snapped |on both sides of the road. The tornado dissipated as it moved |northeast and approached Kellyville Road.
13:13Z EF1 KLTX NC Pender Bells Xrds A tornado touched down along Clarks Landing Road near Misty Meadows |Lane. It snapped a power pole and several trees, on both sides of the |road, and caused minor roof damage to a few homes on the east side of |Clarks Landing Road. The tornado moved northeast and crossed Highway |210 where it snapped numerous medium to large hardwood and softwood |trees on the north side of the highway behind the Rocky Point General |Store. It continued northeast, causing minor tree damage up to Little |Kelly Road. It crossed Little Kelly Road approximately one-half mile |south of the other tornado. Numerous large trees were snapped on both |sides of the road, and there was minor structural damage to the roof |of a home. The tornado moved northeast and dissipated in forest land |as it approached Kellyville Road.
13:19Z EF1 KLTX NC Pender Walkers Store A tornado touched down just south of New Road, snapped several trees |up to 14 inches in diameter, and uplifted the front porch of a home. |In addition to snapped trees, numerous large limbs were broken out of |pine trees along New Road. The tornado moved northeast, causing |significant damage mainly to trees as it approached Stag Park Road. |Several trees were snapped on both sides of Stag Park Road, and a |large shed was destroyed on the east side. The tornado continued to |the northeast, and snapped several trees before dissipating as it |approached the Cape Fear River east of Stag Air Park.
13:24Z EF0 KLTX NC Pender White Stocking A brief tornado touchdown occurred in the Holly Shelter Game Land,|and moved northeast causing minor damage to several pine trees. |A few small trees were snapped, and several large limbs were broken |out.
13:32Z EF0 KLTX NC Brunswick Long Beach A waterspout moved onshore in the western part of Oak Island. |Minor roof damage occurred to a house at 225 W Beach Drive. |Tar paper and other roofing materials were blown off and |transported several blocks away. The house had minor water |damage inside as a result. No other damage was found farther |inland and the tornado lifted as it moved inland.
13:36Z EF1 KMHX NC Onslow Haw An EF1 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 100 to 110 mph touched down in the Haws Run area of Onslow County approximately 10 miles southwest of Jacksonville around 9:35 AM. The damage path began along Haws Run Road, about 4 miles north of NC Highway 50, and mostly paralleled the road as it produced damage moving northeast. The tornado maintained mostly consistent strength throughout its path, though there were sections where the tornado briefly lifted and damage was more sporadic and less severe. In the most concentrated areas of damage there were numerous mature softwood and hardwood trees snapped at the trunk,uprooted, and twisted/splintered. This included several large limbs or trees that had fallen on top of manufactured homes. Perhaps the most pronounced damage occurred at a hog farm where the hog houses were completely destroyed, with many sections of the metal roof and insulation thrown up to several miles away from the farm. From there the tornado moved through a small residential neighborhood producing continued widespread tree damage, reaching its end point shortly thereafter just past the intersection of NC Highway 53 and Murrill Hill Road.
13:36Z EF0 KLTX NC Brunswick Caswell Beach A brief tornado touchdown occurred on Oakcrest Dr between 5th and |8th St. A hardwood tree was snapped and fell across the road, and|a fence was also blown over by the wind. The tornado moved northeast|across Seapines Dr and Southgate Blvd, knocking small limbs out of|trees. A large, rotted pine tree was blown over onto a fence in the|yard of a home on Sheila St, and at the intersection with Bluewater|St, the top of a large cedar tree was twisted out.
14:01Z EF0 KMHX NC Jones Maysville The damage path started along and just east of Highway 17 in the town of Maysville, NC. The path consisted mainly of very small limbs and leaves and continued to the northeast. At the intersection of Jenkins Avenue and 4th Street a large section of a tree was blown down. Here top winds were estimated to be between 60 and 65 MPH. A broken path continued to the northeast across Highway 58, through the north side of Maysville. Some smaller limbs and leaf debris was found near 3rd street at the Baptist Church. The path continued to the northeast before crossing into the Croatan Forest.||Most of the damage along the path was minor, consisting of leaf litter and smaller limbs, consistent with winds of 50 to 55 mph. While the damage was minor, the concentrated path along with some convergence, shown by damage blown toward the northwest or opposite of the storm motion, was indicative of a weak tornado.||Radar imagery suggested the tornado may have strengthened once in the open forest. Future surveys may be needed and adjustments are possible.
14:05Z EF0 KMHX NC Washington Beasley A brief tornado touched down near the town of Roper, NC, very near exit 548 on the south side of Highway 64. The tornado destroyed a hog farm building of Summerset Farms, just off of Northline Rd. The metal truss of the building was completely removed, and thrown into the adjacent farm field with the debris path extending 0.40 miles northeastward to the edge of Highway 64. Most of the debris consisted of sheet metal roofing. The damage was consistent with EF0 tornado damage.
14:08Z EF0 KMHX NC Jones Ravenswood The damage path started along Catfish Farm Road, just south of the intersection with Mill Creek Road and about 5 miles southeast of Pollocksville or about 2.5 miles northwest of Catfish Lake in Jones County. In a heavily wooded area, a narrow but convergent path was found. The damage consisted mainly of smaller trees with a total of 10 to 15 trees that had broken larger limbs or were snapped. While most of the snapped trees were small, two large and healthy pine trees were snapped. It was here that maximum winds were estimated at between 75 and 80 mph, an equivalent of an EF0 tornado.||It should be noted that this is likely a continuation of the Maysville tornado. Due to the heavily wooded and unreachable areas between Maysville and this location, a continuous path could not be found. In addition it is likely the path length is longer than what is indicated above but areas to the northeast of this area were unreachable by vehicle. This likely concludes the survey for this location unless aerial information is available at a later date.
14:09Z EF0 KVAX FL Suwannee Live Oak Suwane Arpt An EF0 tornado with peak winds near 75 mph touched down near the Farmer's Coop in Live Oak. The tornado tracked NE with spotty damage (lifting up and touching back down) before finally lifting on the NE side of town south of the WalMart near I-10 along Highway 129. The tornado damaged three buildings near Goldkist Blvd and partially peeled back the roof of the Farmer's Coop Building. Additional wind damage occurred near Ferry Road and Houston Ave. Chicken houses were damaged.
14:15Z EF0 KMHX NC Beaufort Bayview A brief tornado formed initially as a waterspout in the Pamlico River and came ashore in the town of Bayview, NC near Berkley Rd. The tornado tossed a boat off its lift, damaging the pier nearby before it became submerged in the river. Traveling northeast, it uprooted and snapped a few softwood pine trees and broke off multiple large branches, landing on a nearby home damaging it. The tornado then crossed Ormond Rd into a trailer park where, luckily, only a few large shrubs, small branches,and a cable line were destroyed. The damage was consistent with EF0 tornado damage.
14:20Z EF0 KMHX NC Craven Cherry Pt Usnr Damage was found to trees and fences, and some minor roof and aluminum carport damage in Havelock, NC, indicative of an EF0 tornado. The damage was localized around Greenway Court, Pinecone Lane, and Melody Lane in a residential neighborhood east of highway 70 on the northwest side of Havelock. Maximum sustained winds were estimated at 75 mph. The tornado had a path length of roughly one quarter mile, with a maximum path width of 75 yards. No injuries or fatalities occurred with this tornado.
17:47Z EF1 KLWX MD Carroll Frizzellburg A brief EF1 tornado touched down in the 2000 block of Leeward|Drive between Westminster and Taneytown in rural Carroll County, |Maryland during the early afternoon hours of Monday, April 13th, |2020.||The tornado developed on the north end of a small surge in the |line over northwestern Carroll County. Directly under this radar |signature was a path of concentrated and convergent tree damage |spanning no wider than 75 yards and less than half a mile in |length. ||Damage was first evident on the ground on the property of a residence|on the west side of Leeward Drive (about a quarter to half mile |south of MD-832 Old Taneytown Road). Many large and healthy |softwood (pine) trees were snapped, and several small trees were |pushed over. The trees fell towards each other in a convergent |manner indicating a rotating vortex in contact with the ground. A |house on the property sustained substantial damage, particularly |to the garage -- both bay doors were pushed inwards and the garage|itself was shifted slightly from the foundation. Multiple |shingles and pieces of the roof were blown off of the home. A |large recreational vehicle at the residence was pushed over and |appears to have been lofted briefly (for a few feet) given the |fact it was sideways and facing the opposite direction from its |initial position.||The tornado crossed Leeward Drive, toppling several more trees and|causing shingle and siding damage at a second residence. No further|damage was evident by the time the path reached MD-832 Old Taneytown|Road.||The damage to the homes (shingle and siding removal, garage|displacement) and trees (healthy softwood trees snapped) as well |as the displacement of the large recreational vehicle, coupled |with the magnitude of velocity and height of debris signatures on |radar are consistent with a tornado rated EF1 with peak winds of |about 90 MPH.
19:27Z EF0 KDOX MD Caroline Baltimore Corner An EF-0 tornado touched down just north of Baltimore Corner in |Caroline county MD at approximately 327 PM on April 13, then moved|in an east to northeast direction for about 4.9 miles before lifting |just south of Henderson MD. No injuries were reported, but numerous |trees along or near the path were either snapped or uprooted in a |sporadic pattern. The maximum wind gusts were estimated to be 80 MPH|at the tornado's peak intensity.

Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).