Event narrative (NOAA)
Camp Creek Tornado. A NWS storm survey reported an EF3 tornado touched down in the Camp Creek area. It tracked into Washington county where it dissipated. It had a path width of 1500 yards and path length of 16 miles. There were 6 fatalities in the Camp Creek, 3 on Rambo Road, 2 on Ricker Road, and 1 on Tabor road--all within one mile of each other. There were approximately 220 injuries from this tornado. The fatalities included a 58 year old man and his 56 year old wife who died in their home. In addition, a 70 year old man died in his home. A 47 year old man died in his mobile home. A 63 year old man also died in his home. A 47 year old woman died in her home.||The max wind of 150 mph did significant damage in the area including destroying 40 houses, 35 moble homes, 60 structure
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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.