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Tornado (F3) — Edgefield, South Carolina

May 7, 1998 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$300K
Tornado scale
F3
Area
Edgefield

Event narrative (NOAA)

An F3 tornado touched down near SC highway 61 and moved east to SC highway 36 taking down numerous trees and causing major and minor damage to several homes.

Other notable tornado events in South Carolina

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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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