Five tornadoes struck Southeast Georgia and Southeast
South Carolina.
The strongest tornado, a violent EF-4, caused significant
damage in McIntosh County, GA. This was only the second EF-4 tornado to
ever hit in the NWS Charleston, SC Forecast Area, and only the 9th EF-4
tornado to strike anywhere in the State of Georgia since 1950. The only
other EF-4 tornado to hit in the Charleston, SC Forecast Area was in
Bulloch County, GA on April 25, 1929. That tornado killed 40 people and
injured 300.
<>In addition to
the McIntosh County EF-4 tornado, there was one EF-3 tornado in
Tattnall County, GA (near Cobbtown), an EF-2 tornado in Charleston
County, SC (near Wadmalaw Island and Johns Island), an EF-1 tornado in
Screven County, GA (near Emmalane) and another in Bulloch County, GA
(near Nevils and Denmark). Significant straight line wind damage, as
well as severe hail, also occurred in many other places in Southeast
Georgia and Southeast South Carolina from May 10-11, 2008. Overall,
there were no deaths and 12 people were injured during this severe
weather outbreak.
