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| Date of tornado outbreak: | July 18-19, 2016 |
| Duration1: | 1 day, 7 hours |
| Maximum rated tornado2: | EF5 tornado |
| Tornadoes caused: | 36 |
| Damages: | TBA |
| Fatalities: | TBA |
| Areas affected: | Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina |
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1Time from first tornado to last tornado | |
The July 18-19 tornado outbreak was a moderate outbreak that affected the Gulf Coast and Atlantic seaboard. The storm spawned an unknown amount of tornadoes that caused an an unknown amount of deaths/injuries and damage.
Confirmed Tornadoes[]
| State | Total | EF0 | EF1 | EF2 | EF3 | EF4 | EF5 | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 22 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ? | ? |
| Florida | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ? | ? |
| South Carolina | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? |
| Total | 36 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ? | ? |
July 18 Event[]
Georgia[]
| Confirmed Total |
Confirmed EF0 |
Confirmed EF1 |
Confirmed EF2 |
Confirmed EF3 |
Confirmed EF4 |
Confirmed EF5
|
22 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Main Article: List of Tornadoes in the July 18-19 2016 Tornado Outbreak
Atlanta EF4 at peak intensity nearing Alpharetta
On July 18, a storm system impacted the gulf to mid-atlantic states. In Cleveland, Georgia, an EF3 wedge tornado kicked off the start of the outbreak. Afterwards, a second supercell spawned an EF4 tornado that slammed into the outskirts and suburbs of Atlanta.
Florida[]
| Confirmed Total |
Confirmed EF0 |
Confirmed EF1 |
Confirmed EF2 |
Confirmed EF3 |
Confirmed EF4 |
Confirmed EF5
|
12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Main Article: List of Tornadoes in the July 18-19 2016 Tornado Outbreak
EF5 tornado damage in north Jasper
After the supercells left Georgia, they banded into one, large, powerful storm system and headed south. A heat wave was lingering over northern Florida was chased away and the moisture further fueled the thunderstorms. At 7:46 PM, a wedge, half mile wide tornado touched down west of Jasper. 5 minutes later, Jasper was slammed head on by the now mile wide EF5 tornado. After the tornado left the town in ruins, Obama declared a state of emergency for north Floride. In Jacksonville, a small yet powerful EF2 caused damage to the Bank of America Tower in downtown. A few seconds later, the same EF2 tornado caused 7 accidents as it moved over the Main Street Bridge. The storms then left Florida and re-curved north, into the Atlantic. The storms would later be pushed east by a low pressure system caused by Hurricane Bonnie. The Jasper EF5 tornado was the strongest tornado in recorded history in the state of Florida.
July 19 Event[]
South Carolina[]
| Confirmed Total |
Confirmed EF0 |
Confirmed EF1 |
Confirmed EF2 |
Confirmed EF3 |
Confirmed EF4 |
Confirmed EF5
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Main Article: List of Tornadoes in the July 18-19 2016 Tornado Outbreak
EF1 tornado in south Conway
On July 19, the remnants f the supercells that spawned the Jasper EF5 tornado came ashore near south of Myrtle Beach. The strongest tornado of the outbreak in South Carolina was an EF2 that stuck west of Conway. More damage occurred from flooding and rouge waves on the coast then from the tornadoes.