Thunderstorm Wind — Allendale, South Carolina

2022-06-14 · near Fairfax, Allendale, South Carolina

Event narrative

The South Carolina Department of Transportation reported a tree down near the intersection of Charleston Avenue and 4th Street in Fairfax.

Wider weather episode

Strong heating under a ridge of high pressure set up an environment with large mixed layer convective available potential energy, large downdraft convective available potential energy, and strong low-level lapse rates supportive of damaging winds as upstream thunderstorms entered portions of southeast South Carolina.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1026054. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.