9 7 ▁people ▁were ▁injured , ▁some ▁crit ically . ▁The ▁torn ado ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁for ▁ ▁and ▁reached ▁a ▁peak ▁width ▁of ▁. ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁violent ▁( EF 4 ▁or ▁EF 5 ) ▁torn ado ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁since ▁April ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁the ▁dead liest ▁since ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Moore ▁torn ado . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁violent ▁torn ado ▁in ▁Lee ▁County ▁since ▁ 1 8 7 5 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁T orn ado es ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁United ▁States ▁torn ado es ▁from ▁January ▁to ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁North ▁American ▁torn ado es ▁and ▁torn ado ▁out break s ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Out break ▁summar ies ▁from ▁regional ▁National ▁We ather ▁Service ▁offices : ▁B irmingham , ▁Alabama , ▁W FO ▁Atlanta , ▁Georgia , ▁W FO ▁Columbia , ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁W FO ▁Char l eston , ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁W FO ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 9 ▁in ▁Alabama ▁Category : 2 0 1 9 ▁in ▁Florida ▁Category : 2 0 1 9 ▁in ▁Georgia ▁( U . S . ▁state ) ▁Category : 2 0 1 9 ▁in ▁South ▁Carolina ▁Category : 2 0 1 9 ▁natural ▁dis aster s ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : F 4 ▁torn ado es ▁by ▁date ▁Category : M arch ▁ 2 0 1