Thunderstorm Wind — Kershaw, South Carolina

2023-08-07 · near Bethune, Kershaw, South Carolina

Event narrative

Kershaw County Dispatch reported multiple trees down along McBee Highway.

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 1113232. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.