Thunderstorm Wind — Chesterfield, South Carolina

2023-08-07 · near Rivers, Chesterfield, South Carolina

Event narrative

Chesterfield County Dispatch reported trees and power lines down with fire on Drucilla Church Road at Old Ridge Road.

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 1113261. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.