Thunderstorm Wind — Laurens, South Carolina

2023-08-07 · near Fountain Inn, Laurens, South Carolina

Event narrative

Emergency manager reports numerous trees and some power lines down across Laurens County. Some trees fell on and blocked roads.

Wider weather episode

Numerous thunderstorms and storm clusters moved across upstate South Carolina throughout the afternoon. Many of these storms produced severe weather, mainly in the form of damaging wind gusts, some of which were fairly long-lived.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1136786. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.