Thunderstorm Wind — Chester, South Carolina

2022-05-23 · near Beckhamville, Chester, South Carolina

Event narrative

County comms reported multiple trees and power lines blown down from the Beckhamville community northeast to the Catawba River.

Wider weather episode

Lines and clusters of thunderstorms developed throughout the afternoon and evening ahead of a frontal system across the South Carolina piedmont. Several of the storms produced brief damaging wind gusts, along with a couple of brief, weak tornadoes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1029931. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.