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Tornado (F3) — Edgefield, South Carolina
May 7, 1998 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
9
Property damage
$1.0M
Tornado scale
F3
Area
Edgefield
Event narrative (NOAA)
An F3 tornado either destroyed or severely damaged around 60 homes and mobile homes and a church. One person was killed when her mobile home took a direct hit and was completely destroyed. Widespread trees were taken down.
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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.