Thunderstorm Wind in Chesterfield County, South Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind August 7, 2023 · Chesterfield County, South Carolina

67 mph

Estimated gust (58 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

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.

Began near Rivers (34.6861, -80.0359).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1113261. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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