Tornado confirmed to touch down in Savannah National Wildlife Refuge on July 10

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – The National Weather Service confirmed on July 11 that a tornado touched down in the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge in Jasper County, SC on July 10.

A damage survey team from the NWS visited the Wildlife Refuge to survey possible tornado damage.

A weak, short-lived tornado briefly touched down in the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, in southern Jasper County, SC. The tornado initiated just east of Plantation Island Trail, where it snapped some small tree limbs and tops of some trees. It moved toward the north-northwest, snapping more small tree limbs, before crossing Laurel Hill Wildlife Drive, ending just south of South Carolina State Road 170…

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