Thunderstorm Wind — Saluda, South Carolina

2023-08-07 · near Merchant, Saluda, South Carolina

Event narrative

County EM reported power lines down on Columbia Highway between Ivory Key and Long Roads.

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.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (34.0217, -81.7116)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1113093. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.