User:ChessEric/Hurricane Gracie tornado outbreak

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Hurricane Gracie tornado outbreak
TypeTornado outbreak
DurationSeptember 29–30, 1959
Tornadoes
confirmed		6[1]
Max. rating1F3 tornado
Duration of
tornado outbreak2		2 days
Fatalities12 fatalities, 13 injuries
Damage$555,000 (1959 USD)
Areas affectedSoutheastern United States

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]

Confirmed tornadoes by Fujita rating
FU F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Total
0 0 3 0 3 0 0 6

September 29 event[edit]

List of confirmed tornadoes – Tuesday, September 29, 1959[nb 1][nb 2]
F# Location County / Parish State Start
coord. 		Time (UTC) Path length Max. width Summary Refs.
F1 NC
F1 NC

September 30 event[edit]

List of confirmed tornadoes – Wednesday, September 30, 1959[nb 1][nb 2]
F# Location County / Parish State Start
coord. 		Time (UTC) Path length Max. width Summary Refs.
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]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Date/Time was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Width was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hurricane Gracie Tornado Summaries (exclude Texas)". National Weather Service. National Centers for Environmental Information. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Reanalysis of 1956 to 1960 Atlantic hurricane seasons completed" (PDF). National Hurricane Center. National Hurricane Center. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  3. ^ 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

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