Thunderstorm Wind — Abbeville, South Carolina

2023-01-12 · near Hester, Abbeville, South Carolina

Event narrative

County comms reported multiple trees and power lines blown down across Abbeville County.

Wider weather episode

A line of heavy rain showers and thunderstorms moved across upstate South Carolina during the afternoon and evening in advance of a cold front. Embedded severe thunderstorms resulted in areas of damaging wind gusts and even a couple of weak tornadoes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1079558. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.