JASPER COUNTY, Ga. () – The National Weather Service team in Charleston confirmed a weak, short-lived tornado briefly touched down in the Savannah National Wildlife refuge, in southern Jasper County, South Carolina.

was able to walk alongside them as this was determined. Before the confirmation, they had to do a bit of groundwork.

“So, what we’re doing today is what we call a ground survey or a storm damage survey,” Ron Morales, Warning Coordination Meteorologist said. “We usually reserve those for storms that we think might have been tornadic…”

To help them out, they used a drone, one of few offices that does. It helped them avoid barriers like marsh water and other areas too dangerous to reach on foot.

“We knew coming out here it would be difficult because there’s not a lot out here,” Morales said. “There are trees, but there’s also a lot of very low, scrubby trees and grass and bushes that are very difficult for even a stronger tornado to actually damage.”

He continued, “The two most important things are when did it begin and end and also how strong was it. That’s an EF or enhanced Fujita scale that goes from zero to five…zero being the weakest, five being the strongest.”

After reviewing photos and damages, they determined the tornado was an EF-0 with 65 mph wind.