SAVANNAH, Ga. — The National Weather Service confirms the tornado on Wilmington and Whitemarsh Island and ruled it as an EF 1 on the tornado F scale. A strong storm rolled into the area around 4:30 p.m. Saturday, and the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for parts of Chatham, Beaufort, and Jasper counties…
National Weather Service addresses tornado warning failure
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – The National Weather Service says Friday’s tornado reached wind speeds near 105 mph. The damage all happened within 8 minutes. The National Weather Service along with CEMA were back to the damaged areas on Saturday to survey the extent of the damage. Officials say Oatland Island received the most damage with…
NWS confirms tornado damage in Chatham County
The National Weather Service confirmed that a severe thunderstorm spawned a tornado Friday afternoon, damaging multiple Savannah-Chatham schools and closing Oatland Island indefinitely. Ron Morales of the NWS in Charleston said the tree damage in the area was consistent with an EF-1. Tornadoes with that designation have winds between 86 and 110 mph. The scale…