Thunderstorm Wind — Pickens, South Carolina

2023-07-18 · near Pumpkintown, Pickens, South Carolina

Event narrative

Public reported a couple of trees blown down in an area just northeast of Table Rock State Park.

Wider weather episode

An isolated storm developed over the Blue Ridge mountains and moved southeast into upstate South Carolina during the evening. The storm produced brief damaging wind gusts over northern Pickens County. A cluster of storms later moved into the Upstate from western North Carolina during the early morning hours and produced additional isolated damaging wind gusts.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1125121. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.