Thunderstorm Wind in Jasper County, South Carolina

Thunderstorm Wind August 8, 2023 · Jasper County, South Carolina

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Law enforcement reported a tree down near the intersection of Bellinger Hill Road and Zig Zag Road.

The wider storm

Thunderstorms across the Deep South were forced eastward by a shortwave across southeast South Carolina during late afternoon and evening hours, encountering a very unstable airmass marked by high levels of mixed-layer CAPE, strong low-level lapse rates, strong 0-6 km bulk shear and inverted v soundings displaying high levels of downdraft CAPE. As a result, several thunderstorms became severe, producing damaging winds across southern portions of southeast South Carolina.

Began near Levy (32.1500, -81.0200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1134093. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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