Thunderstorm Wind — Chester, South Carolina

2023-01-04 · near Mc Keown, Chester, South Carolina

Event narrative

Emergency manager reported numerous trees and large limbs blown down across the eastern half of Chester County.

Wider weather episode

Moisture from the Gulf of Mexico combined with a dynamic frontal system to produce a prolonged period of moderate to heavy rain across upstate South Carolina throughout the third and into the morning of the fourth. By the time the rain tapered off, 3 to 4 inches had fallen across much of Greenville County, with about half of that occurring in just a couple of hours on the morning of the 4th, when a band of heavy rain showers and thunderstorms swept across the area. This resulted in flash flooding along the Reedy River and some tributaries. The band of storms strengthened briefly as it moved across the Piedmont, producing isolated damaging wind gusts in Chester County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1079205. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.