Thunderstorm Wind in Oconee County, South Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind May 16, 2023 · Oconee County, South Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

County comms reported a tree was blown down at the intersection of Campbell Bridge Rd and Wild Fern Rd and another tree down at Bent Tree Dr and Friendship Rd.

The wider storm

Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon across the Blue Ridge escarpment and moved southeast. One of these produced isolated damaging wind gusts in Anderson County. This was followed by a decaying line of strong to severe thunderstorms that moved into the area from the North Carolina mountains during late evening and produced additional localized damaging wind gusts.

Began near Seneca (34.6380, -82.9480).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1104947. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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