Marine Thunderstorm Wind — South Santee River To Edisto Beach Sc From 20 To 40 Nm, Atlantic South

2022-06-17 · near Edisto Buoy (41004), South Santee River To Edisto Beach Sc From 20 To 40 Nm, Atlantic South

Event narrative

Buoy 41004 measured a peak wind gust of 44 knots at 10 PM and 1010 PM.

Wider weather episode

An upper trough digging across the Northeast United States with ample shortwave energy helped push a cold front into portions of local coastal waters during evening hours, igniting thunderstorms that eventually merged into a mesoscale convective system capable of producing widespread wind damage across an environment displaying moderate levels of mixed layer convective available potential energy and large downdraft convective available potential energy.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1025801. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.