Thunderstorm Wind — Edgefield, South Carolina

2022-04-06 · near Bouknight, Edgefield, South Carolina

Event narrative

Trees reported down on Salters Pond Rd near the dam of Salters Pond. Time estimated.

Wider weather episode

An upper level disturbance and the interaction of surface boundaries, along with increasing moisture, led to thunderstorms that developed and moved east across the region during the afternoon. Sufficient atmospheric instability and shear led some of the thunderstorms to produce damaging wind and tornadoes, along with locally heavy rain.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1007323. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.