Two tornadoes passed through Glynn County during Hurricane Idalia on Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service has confirmed.
An EF-0 tornado was confirmed to have passed over U.S. 17 and an EF-1 tornado traveled along New Jesup Highway.
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A National Weather Service survey team found evidence of the tornadoes during a survey on Thursday.
The Enhanced Fujita Scale, or EF Scale, is used to assign a tornado a rating based on estimated wind speeds and related damage. Tornadoes that are rated EF-0 have 3 Second Gusts that have winds of 65-85 mph. Tornadoes rated EF-1 have winds of 86-110 mph.
The EF-0 tornado
The EF-0 tornado lasted from 7:30 a.m. to 7:39 a.m. It began just south of U.S. 17 and crossed the highway around Fancy Bluff Road in Brunswick.
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This caused tree damage and downed power lines, moving from southeast to northwest.
NWS said it then crossed Emanuel Church Road, downed tree limbs and then moved west-northwest toward Georgetown and Bladen.
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Large tree branches were taken down and NWS said the tree damage shows evidence of an EF-0 tornado with winds near 70 mph.
The path length was nearly 10 miles and width was 50 yards, NWS said.
The EF-1 tornado
This tornado lasted from 7:40 a.m. to 7:49 a.m.
The tornado traveled along New Jesup Highway and the path was 7.91 miles long and the maximum width was 300 yards.
NWS said the damage that was reported was mostly to trees “with some outbuilding structure damage.”
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