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Tornado (F2) — Lexington, South Carolina

July 23, 1997 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
6
Property damage
$917K
Tornado scale
F2
Area
Lexington

Event narrative (NOAA)

An F2 tornado producing winds to 150 mph killed a 32 year old female and injured 6 others. Two homes were destroyed and 9 others had major damage. Two apartements were destroyed (duplex). Seven mobile homes were destroyed and 94 had minor damage. Numerous trees were down and two crop fields had areas of destroyed crops.

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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