User:ChessEric/Hurricane Gracie tornado outbreak
Appearance
Type | Tornado outbreak |
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Duration | September 29–30, 1959 |
Tornadoes confirmed | 6[1] |
Max. rating1 | F3 tornado |
Duration of tornado outbreak2 | 2 days |
Fatalities | 12 fatalities, 13 injuries |
Damage | $555,000 (1959 USD) |
Areas affected | Southeastern United States |
Part of the tornadoes and tornado outbreaks of 1959 1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale 2Time from first tornado to last tornado |
As a tornado outbreak sequence was ending in the Central Plains, Category 4 Hurricane Gracie made landfall over the St. Helena Sound near the south end of Edisto Island, South Carolina on September 29 and produced six destructive tornadoes across the Southeastern United States.[2][3] There were 12 fatalities and 13 injuries.
Confirmed tornadoes
[edit]FU | F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total |
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0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
September 29 event
[edit]F# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start coord. |
Time (UTC) | Path length | Max. width | Summary | Refs. |
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F1 | NC | ||||||||
F1 | NC |
September 30 event
[edit]F# | Location | County / Parish | State | Start coord. |
Time (UTC) | Path length | Max. width | Summary | Refs. |
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F1 | SC | ||||||||
F3 | Stanardsville | Greene | VA | 1 death – Nine people were injured. | |||||
F3 | Ivy | Albemarle | VA | 11 deaths – Four people were injured. | |||||
F3 | Pleasant Grove Park | VA | 880 yards (800 m) |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Hurricane Gracie Tornado Summaries (exclude Texas)". National Weather Service. National Centers for Environmental Information. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Reanalysis of 1956 to 1960 Atlantic hurricane seasons completed" (PDF). National Hurricane Center. National Hurricane Center. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ National Hurricane Center. Local Statement from Weather Bureau Charleston South Carolina Hurricane Gracie 12 Noon EST September 29 1959. Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
Category:Tornadoes of 1959 Category:F3 tornadoes Category:Tornadoes in Virginia Category:Tornadoes in South Carolina Category:Tornadoes in North Carolina