Thunderstorm Wind — Chesterfield, South Carolina

2023-08-06 · near Mc Bee, Chesterfield, South Carolina

Event narrative

County 911 Dispatch reported multiple trees down on power lines along 8th Street in McBee.

Wider weather episode

An upper level short wave passing over a very unstable airmass led to numerous severe thunderstorms, producing widespread wind damage and hail from the Central Savannah River Area up into the Midlands and Pee Dee of South Carolina.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1112987. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.